{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-6-5-7","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 6-5-7","heading":"Disqualification by duelling.","body":"Any citizen of this state who shall, either in or out of the state, fight a duel with deadly weapons, or send or accept a challenge so to do, or who shall act as a second, or knowingly aid or assist in such duel, shall ever thereafter be incapable of holding any office of honor, trust or profit in this state.","path":["CHAPTER 6. GENERAL PROVISIONS RESPECTING OFFICERS.","ARTICLE 5. TERMS OF OFFICE; MATTERS AFFECTING THE RIGHT TO HOLD OFFICE."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/6-5-7/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:20:17Z","sha256":"b3e4afb039e805eabd4f61d8e788ecfebf2e9f1008a23d15075a41de77847112","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-6-5-6","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-6-5-8"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}