{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-61-3a-2","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 61-3A-2","heading":"Evidence.","body":"(a) Evidence of stated price or ownership of merchandise may include, but is not limited to:\n(1) The actual merchandise alleged to have been shoplifted; or\n(2) The unaltered content of the price tag or marking from such merchandise; or\n(3) Properly identified photographs of such merchandise.\n(b) Any merchant may testify at a trial as to the stated price or ownership of merchandise, as well as to other matters pertaining to the case.","path":["CHAPTER 61. CRIMES AND THEIR PUNISHMENT.","ARTICLE 3A. SHOPLIFTING."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/61-3A-2/","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":"f6b84f011480d31d05021bb0e3877fd3a242e3345d1e8b0d5f28464723e86983","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-61-3a-1","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-61-3a-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}