{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-48-14-505","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 48-14-505","heading":"Misdemeanor offense of escape from custody; penalty.","body":"If a person is committed to jail under the provisions of paragraph (B), subdivision (5), of section 14-502 and willfully fails to return to the place of confinement within the time prescribed, such person shall be considered to have escaped from custody and shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by imprisonment for not more than one year.","path":["CHAPTER 48. DOMESTIC RELATIONS.","ARTICLE 14. REMEDIES FOR THE ENFORCEMENT OF SUPPORT OBLIGATIONS."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/48-14-505/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:30:27Z","sha256":"10d06c02d7e32fe65287ce51a4466d13eb64e7a49da4851deea205502ba6abcd","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-48-14-504","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-48-14-601"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}