{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-61-3c-15","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 61-3C-15","heading":"Computer as instrument of forgery.","body":"The creation, alteration or deletion of any computer data contained in any computer or computer network, which if done on a tangible document or instrument would constitute forgery under section five, article four, chapter sixty-one of this code will also be deemed to be forgery. The absence of a tangible writing directly created or altered by the offender shall not be a defense to any crime set forth in section five, article four, chapter sixty-one if a creation, alteration or deletion of computer data was involved in lieu of a tangible document or instrument.","path":["CHAPTER 61. CRIMES AND THEIR PUNISHMENT.","ARTICLE 3C. WEST VIRGINIA COMPUTER CRIME AND ABUSE ACT."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/61-3C-15/","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":"23b8001d9614f36fda3635b8d1bf9ca7daa0d993f6a4fe17b197e2bf7dc484f4","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-61-3c-14d","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-61-3c-16"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}