{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-61-5-1","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 61-5-1","heading":"Perjury and subornation of perjury defined.","body":"(a) Any person who is under an oath or affirmation which has been lawfully administered and who willfully testifies falsely regarding a material matter in a trial of any person, corporation or other legal entity for a felony, or before any grand jury which is considering a felony indictment, shall be guilty of the felony offense of perjury.\n(b) Any person who induces or procures another person to testify falsely regarding a material matter in a trial of any person, corporation or other legal entity for a felony, or before any grand jury which is considering a felony indictment, shall be guilty of the felony offense of subornation of perjury.","path":["CHAPTER 61. CRIMES AND THEIR PUNISHMENT.","ARTICLE 5. CRIMES AGAINST PUBLIC JUSTICE."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/61-5-1/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:31:24Z","sha256":"81cd23b630c4661c296f7cbd002db18ae6aabf623bc2897789e6ac87295924aa","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-61-4a-4","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-61-5-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}