{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-55-3c-5","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 55-3C-5","heading":"Making false statement to detain real property; false complaint; civil causes of action; immunity.","body":"(a) A property owner or their authorized agent who knowingly submits a complaint pursuant to this article in bad faith is subject to criminal prosecution for false swearing, and shall indemnify the law-enforcement agency and its agents for all costs and damages which may arise from a law-enforcement officer’s good faith actions pursuant to this article.\n(b) A civil cause of action for wrongful removal may be brought by a person who has been removed from a property pursuant to this article, with remedies including restoration of possession, actual costs, damages, and attorney fees.\n(c) In a civil action against a law-enforcement officer or law-enforcement agency based on action taken pursuant to this article, any immunity authorized by this code or other applicable authority may be asserted.","path":["CHAPTER 55. ACTIONS, SUITS AND ARBITRATION; JUDICIAL SALE.","ARTICLE 3C. STOP SQUATTERS ACT."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/55-3C-5/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:30:55Z","sha256":"cea6d7c9812e98c113500b7dc13ec5a8b718bd0000faf4a9e31985f94ac7fe58","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-55-3c-4","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-55-3c-6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}