{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-61-5-23","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 61-5-23","heading":"Larceny, concealment or destruction of public record by person not officer; penalty.","body":"If any person, other than an officer in lawful charge thereof, steal, fraudulently secrete or destroy, a public record or any part thereof, he shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction, shall be confined in jail not more than one year and be fined not exceeding $1,000.","path":["CHAPTER 61. CRIMES AND THEIR PUNISHMENT.","ARTICLE 5. CRIMES AGAINST PUBLIC JUSTICE."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/61-5-23/","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":"ad8b72117d0bea9cee048515a090805bb54175cccb75375577c2b1f7cad7d143","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-61-5-22","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-61-5-24"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}