{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-48-14-418","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 48-14-418","heading":"Misdemeanor offense for source of income's action against an obligor; penalty.","body":"Any source of income who discharges from employment, refuses to employ, or takes disciplinary action against any obligor subject to income withholding required by this part 4 because of the existence of such withholding and the obligations or additional obligations which it imposes on the source of income, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not less than $500 nor more than $1,000.","path":["CHAPTER 48. DOMESTIC RELATIONS.","ARTICLE 14. REMEDIES FOR THE ENFORCEMENT OF SUPPORT OBLIGATIONS."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/48-14-418/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:30:26Z","sha256":"e65cfa6e3e405cbba84f7826d0f0e7acc21582656c3a1dcb2171324e4d40e580","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-48-14-417","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-48-14-419"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}