{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-61-3-39b","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 61-3-39b","heading":"Payment as defense.","body":"Payment of a dishonored check, draft or order, made to the magistrate clerk within ten days after the notice mailed to the defendant pursuant to section thirty-nine-g of this article, constitutes a complete defense or ground for dismissal of charges brought under section thirty-nine or section thirty-nine-a of this article.","path":["CHAPTER 61. CRIMES AND THEIR PUNISHMENT.","ARTICLE 3. CRIMES AGAINST PROPERTY."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/61-3-39B/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:31:22Z","sha256":"0531738aae5af5138734c21070a230d30184f94b62e73049635e9cdc13cf8bf0","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-61-3-39a","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-61-3-39c"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}