{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-27-12-2","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 27-12-2","heading":"Trespass on grounds of state hospitals.","body":"The enclosed premises and the lands adjoining the same belonging to any one of the state hospitals are hereby declared private grounds; and if any person be found thereon without authority, permission or good excuse, he shall be deemed a trespasser, and, on conviction thereof, shall be fined not exceeding $25; and if it shall appear that he was thereon for any unlawful or immoral purpose, in addition to being fined, he shall be imprisoned not exceeding sixty days.","path":["CHAPTER 27. MENTALLY ILL PERSONS.","ARTICLE 12. OFFENSES."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/27-12-2/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:26:37Z","sha256":"6ca3db7e7c0f494e3d607a46423d825dd15322c98dd6a4fa099c5608cb7d61c2","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-27-12-1","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-27-12-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}