{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-31a-8-16","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 31A-8-16","heading":"Misdemeanors and felonies.","body":"The willful failure to perform any duty required of any financial institution or individual pursuant to provisions of this chapter, or the willful doing of any act by any financial institution or individual forbidden by the provisions of this chapter, shall constitute a misdemeanor offense, except any act which is made a felony offense by specific language of this article.","path":["CHAPTER 31A. BANKS AND BANKING.","ARTICLE 8. HEARINGS; ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES; JUDICIAL REVIEW; UNLAWFUL ACTS; PENALTIES."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/31A-8-16/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:27:57Z","sha256":"3606134882d5bd30d34c029c9fb55271aa172645937c8c5b9d9d35fc6d4d80b3","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-31a-8-15","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-31a-8-17"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}