{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-29-22-12","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 29-22-12","heading":"Crimes; forgery, counterfeiting, etc. of lottery tickets; penalties.","body":"Any person who, with intent to defraud, falsely makes, alters, forges, utters, passes, or counterfeits a lottery ticket is guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not more than $1,000, or be confined in a state correctional facility for not more than one year, or both fined and confined.","path":["CHAPTER 29. MISCELLANEOUS BOARDS AND OFFICERS.","ARTICLE 22. STATE LOTTERY ACT."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/29-22-12/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:26:50Z","sha256":"ac6122e3624912bf4208d4ede413ccb97ea1cb6772fa2ddac4ddac3a4e0b079a","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-29-22-11","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-29-22-13"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}