{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-61-3c-9","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 61-3C-9","heading":"Unauthorized possession of computer information, etc.","body":"Any person who knowingly, willfully and without authorization, possesses any computer data, computer software, computer supplies or a computer program which he knows or reasonably should know was obtained in violation of any section of this article shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not less than $200 nor more than $1,000 or confined in the county jail for not more than one year, or both.","path":["CHAPTER 61. CRIMES AND THEIR PUNISHMENT.","ARTICLE 3C. WEST VIRGINIA COMPUTER CRIME AND ABUSE ACT."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/61-3C-9/","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":"353f4ca10b333a67f11f12258f2d84302dc0ee5e85959934f32a9a316f95f693","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-61-3c-8","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-61-3c-10"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}