{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-61-2-9b","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 61-2-9b","heading":"Penalties for malicious or unlawful assault or assault of a child near a school.","body":"Any person who, under the provisions of section nine of this article, maliciously assaults a child sixteen years of age or under within one thousand feet of a school is guilty of a felony, and, upon conviction, shall be punished by confinement in the penitentiary not less than five nor more than fifteen years.","path":["CHAPTER 61. CRIMES AND THEIR PUNISHMENT.","ARTICLE 2. CRIMES AGAINST THE PERSON."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/61-2-9B/","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":"2e2d6c464fc0d8b45708cc9fbb6c37de2d47eb3f2db977f62e760229f0481508","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-61-2-9a","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-61-2-9c"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}