{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-15-3d-8","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 15-3D-8","heading":"Filing a false missing persons complaint; criminal penalties.","body":"A person who knowingly and willfully files a false missing persons complaint is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not less than $25 nor more than $200, or confined in jail for five days, or both fined and confined.","path":["CHAPTER 15. PUBLIC SAFETY.","ARTICLE 3D. WEST VIRGINIA'S MISSING PERSON'S ACT."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/15-3D-8/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:22:47Z","sha256":"f84651843efbd2c3b10a495e04dedbfc292c07f6374a239c4cc56f69253d6c5e","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-15-3d-7","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-15-3d-9"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}