{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-61-1-7","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 61-1-7","heading":"Penalty for unlawful speeches, publications and communications.","body":"Any person violating any of the provisions of section five of this article, shall, for the first offense, be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction, shall be fined not less than $100 nor more than $500, or, in the discretion of the court, be confined in jail not exceeding twelve months, or both; and, for the second offense, shall be guilty of a felony, and, upon conviction shall be confined in a state correctional facility not less than one nor more than five years.","path":["CHAPTER 61. CRIMES AND THEIR PUNISHMENT.","ARTICLE 1. CRIMES AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/61-1-7/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:31:20Z","sha256":"ef562f2400e072f736268e0d14ffa822a84552052caceffc673459d79a245e36","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-61-1-6","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-61-1-8"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}