{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-4-1a-13","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 4-1A-13","heading":"Legislative immunity from ultimate relief.","body":"Legislative immunity may be invoked to shield a legislator from judicially ordered relief, including, but not limited to, the following:\n(1) Criminal prosecution for his or her legislative acts;\n(2) Liability for damages for his or her legislative acts;\n(3) Declaratory judgments with respect to his or her legislative acts;\n(4) Injunctive relief with respect to his or her legislative acts; and\n(5) Extraordinary writs with respect to his or her legislative acts.","path":["CHAPTER 4. THE LEGISLATURE.","ARTICLE 1A. LEGISLATIVE IMMUNITY."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/4-1A-13/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:19:41Z","sha256":"ce0fccaefaf0d2483c1f84da6c454616dad92f223f978f6ddc4cd839bd945fe4","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-4-1a-12","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-4-1a-14"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}