{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-15-5-19b","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 15-5-19b","heading":"Criminal penalties for using automated telephone calls to disseminate false, misleading or deceptive information regarding matters effecting or effected by a proclaimed state of emergency or state of preparedness.","body":"(a) Any person or entity who, during a state of emergency or state of preparedness declared pursuant to the provisions of section six of this article: (1) Knowingly and willfully disseminates false, misleading or deceptive information regarding matters effecting or effected by the declaration; and (2) by means of an automated telephone call or calling device, including, but not limited to, technology designed to disseminate a previously recorded message shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, be confined in jail for not more than one year or fined not more than $5,000, or both.\n(b) For purposes of this section each call made shall constitute a separate violation of this section.","path":["CHAPTER 15. PUBLIC SAFETY.","ARTICLE 5. DIVISION OF HOMELAND SECURITY AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/15-5-19B/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:22:50Z","sha256":"2db1eb0a03f1f921b5f50d7a78858a68677232db7bd805c4f0984d5ca3dff67f","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-15-5-19a","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-15-5-20"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}