{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-61-3-53","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 61-3-53","heading":"Unauthorized use of dumpsters.","body":"(a) Any person who without authorization dumps garbage or trash, or assists in the unauthorized dumping of garbage or trash, in a dumpster or other solid waste container which is located on the property of another person and leased or otherwise owned or maintained by another person is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished in accordance with subsection (b) of this section. The act of throwing isolated objects into a dumpster or other solid waste container in the prevention or elimination of litter is specifically excepted from any penalties under this section.\n(b) Any person convicted of a misdemeanor under subsection (a) of this section shall be subject to the following penalties:\n(1) Upon a first conviction under this section, the defendant shall be fined not less than $50 nor more than $250.\n(2) Upon a second conviction under this section, the defendant shall be fined not less than $250 nor more than $500.\n(3) Upon any subsequent conviction in excess of a second conviction under this section, the defendant shall be fined not less than $500 nor more than $1,000, or imprisoned in the county jail not less than thirty days nor more than sixty days, or both fined and imprisoned.\nNotwithstanding the provisions of section four, article eleven-a of this chapter or section two-a, article three, chapter fifty of this code, the magistrate or court may order restitution not to exceed the value of unauthorized solid waste services received.","path":["CHAPTER 61. CRIMES AND THEIR PUNISHMENT.","ARTICLE 3. CRIMES AGAINST PROPERTY."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/61-3-53/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:31:23Z","sha256":"c211346c7a0087f10d2d1fed1a98498e66292316635fc8758d0550dc505fc525","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-61-3-52","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-61-3-54"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}