{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-61-14-3","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 61-14-3","heading":"Use of forced labor; penalties.","body":"(a) Any person who knowingly uses an adult in forced labor is guilty of a felony and, upon conviction thereof, shall be imprisoned in a state correctional facility for an indeterminate sentence of not less than three nor more than 15 years.\n(b) Any person who knowingly uses a minor in forced labor is guilty of a felony and, upon conviction thereof, shall be imprisoned in a state correctional facility for an indeterminate sentence of not less than five years nor more than 20 years.","path":["CHAPTER 61. CRIMES AND THEIR PUNISHMENT.","ARTICLE 14. HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND HUMAN SMUGGLING."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/61-14-3/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:31:32Z","sha256":"be30666a8119ea9cb47444c3dd8cbdcb16373845d9b9b54ffd1dc8a0f6ae1535","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-61-14-2","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-61-14-4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}