{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-61-5a-4","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 61-5A-4","heading":"Unlawful rewarding for past behavior.","body":"(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to solicit, accept or agree to accept, directly or indirectly, a pecuniary benefit for:\n(1) Having engaged in official action as a public servant; or\n(2) Having violated a legal duty as a public servant.\n(b) It shall also be unlawful for any person to offer, confer or agree to confer, directly or indirectly, a pecuniary benefit, the receipt of which is prohibited by subsection (a) of this section.","path":["CHAPTER 61. CRIMES AND THEIR PUNISHMENT.","ARTICLE 5A. BRIBERY AND CORRUPT PRACTICES."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/61-5A-4/","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":"ab91d767071a1f4ed70367337bd7aa2ec1da572394b64cac0eed8f9b1b3c1117","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-61-5a-3","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-61-5a-5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}