{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-5-15-9","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 5-15-9","heading":"Fraudulent representation; penalties.","body":"(a) Any person who falsely represents to another that he or she is a person who is blind or a person with a disability with the intent to obtain any right or privilege protected by the provisions of §5-15-4 of this code is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined not more than $200 or confined in jail for not more than 10 days, or both fined and confined.\n(b) Any person who falsely represents that an animal is a service animal in order to obtain any right or privilege protected by the provisions of §5-15-4 of this code is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be fined not more than $200 or confined in jail for not more than 10 days, or both fined and confined.\n(c) Notwithstanding the penalty provisions of §5-15-9(a) or §5-15-9(b) of this code, any person convicted of a second or subsequent violation of §5-15-9(a) or §5-15-9(b) of this code shall be fined not more than $1,000 or confined in jail for not more than 30 days, or both fined and confined.\n(d) A right or privilege protected by the provisions of §5-15-4 of this code includes but is not limited to use of a service animal for assistance purposes.","path":["CHAPTER 5. GENERAL POWERS AND AUTHORITY OF THE GOVERNOR, SECRETARY OF STATE AND ATTORNEY GENERAL; BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS; MISCELLANEOUS AGENCIES, COMMISSIONS, OFFICES, PROGRAMS, ETC.","ARTICLE 15. WHITE CANE LAW."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/5-15-9/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:19:55Z","sha256":"4ffc0d7c31aeb627537b1d875b2f624fd2d43fdd41fef15317c5c201fad81079","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-5-15-8","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-5-16-1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}