{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-61-5-20","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 61-5-20","heading":"Exacting excessive fees; penalty.","body":"If any officer, for performing an official duty for which a fee or compensation is allowed or provided by law, knowingly demand and receive a greater fee or compensation than is so allowed or provided, he shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction, shall be fined not exceeding $50.","path":["CHAPTER 61. CRIMES AND THEIR PUNISHMENT.","ARTICLE 5. CRIMES AGAINST PUBLIC JUSTICE."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/61-5-20/","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":"41b2a83a20cbaf96ad3d924a08a735aa1bc1dec7e8cbc19eff06c51c941f990f","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-61-5-19","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-61-5-21"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}