{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-61-5-14","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 61-5-14","heading":"Refusal of person to aid officer; penalty.","body":"If any person shall, on being required by any sheriff or other officer, refuse or neglect to assist him in the execution of his office in a criminal case, or in the preservation of the peace, or the apprehending or securing of any person for a breach of the peace, or in any case of escape or rescue, he shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction, shall be confined in jail not more than six months and be fined not exceeding $100.","path":["CHAPTER 61. CRIMES AND THEIR PUNISHMENT.","ARTICLE 5. CRIMES AGAINST PUBLIC JUSTICE."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/61-5-14/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:31:25Z","sha256":"cad43ef042010984244d6f64a0cbe62b8dc0dc8a5b59443d643366f9797810bc","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-61-5-13","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-61-5-15"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}