{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-60a-10-12","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 60A-10-12","heading":"Exposure of children to methamphetamine manufacturing; penalties.","body":"(a) Any person eighteen years of age or older who knowingly causes or permits a minor to be present in a location where methamphetamine is manufactured or attempted to be manufactured is guilty of a felony and, upon conviction thereof, shall be imprisoned in a state correctional facility for not less than two nor more than ten years, fined not more than $10,000, or both.\n(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, any person eighteen years of age or older who knowingly causes or permits a minor to be present in a location where methamphetamine is manufactured or attempted to be manufactured and the child thereby suffers serious bodily injury is guilty of a felony and, upon conviction thereof, shall be imprisoned in a state correctional facility for not less than three nor more than fifteen years, fined not more than $25,000, or both imprisoned and fined.\n(c) As used in subsection (b) of this section, “serious bodily injury” shall have the same meaning as this term is defined in section one, article eight-b, chapter sixty-one of this code.","path":["CHAPTER 60A. UNIFORM CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT.","ARTICLE 10. METHAMPHETAMINE LABORATORY ERADICATION ACT."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/60A-10-12/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:31:19Z","sha256":"7685c66443ccb802289ffd2eced3949bea585be68359473455fb1422252a7a4c","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-60a-10-11","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-60a-10-13"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}