{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-49-2-812","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 49-2-812","heading":"Failure to report; penalty.","body":"(a) Any person, official or institution required by this article to report a case involving a child known or suspected to be abused or neglected, or required by section eight hundred nine of this article to forward a copy of a report of serious injury, who knowingly fails to do so or knowingly prevents another person acting reasonably from doing so, is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be confined in jail not more than ninety days or fined not more than $5,000, or both fined and confined.\n(b) Any person, official or institution required by this article to report a case involving a child known or suspected to be sexually assaulted or sexually abused, or student known or suspected to have been a victim of any non-consensual sexual contact, sexual intercourse or sexual intrusion on school premises, who knowingly fails to do so or knowingly prevents another person acting reasonably from doing so, is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be confined in jail not more than six months or fined not more than $10,000, or both.","path":["CHAPTER 49. CHILD WELFARE.","ARTICLE 2. STATE RESPONSIBILITIES FOR CHILDREN."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/49-2-812/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:30:39Z","sha256":"ebe0e2b28ca5112943f0c44f6809d868ad8be4a87b5ab594ac8eedef080615b1","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-49-2-811","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-49-2-813"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}