{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-4-1-6a","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 4-1-6a","heading":"False swearing in a legislative proceeding; penalty.","body":"(a) A person may not willfully swear falsely, under oath or affirmation lawfully administered, in a legislative proceeding concerning any matter or thing material or not material, or procure, or attempt to procure, another person to do so.\n(b) A person who violates subsection (a) of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be fined not more than $1,000 and, in the discretion of the court, be confined in jail not more than one year.\n(c) A person convicted of violating subsection (a) of this section is ineligible to hold any office or position of honor, trust or profit in this state, and to serve as a juror.","path":["CHAPTER 4. THE LEGISLATURE.","ARTICLE 1. OFFICERS, MEMBERS AND EMPLOYEES; APPROPRIATIONS; INVESTIGATIONS; DISPLAY OF FLAGS; RECORDS; USE OF CAPITOL BUILDING; PREFILING OF BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS; STANDING COMMITTEES; INTERIM MEETINGS; NEXT MEETING OF THE SENATE."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/4-1-6A/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:19:40Z","sha256":"be97b634fab956059453208ff2a58a3270c7a432aa131ab68255c823cdcae324","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-4-1-6","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-4-1-7"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}