{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-61-7-15a","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 61-7-15a","heading":"Use or presentation of a firearm during commission of a felony; penalties.","body":"As a separate and distinct offense, and in addition to any and all other offenses provided for in this code, any person who, while engaged in the commission of a felony, uses or presents a firearm shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, shall be imprisoned in a state correctional facility for not more than ten years.","path":["CHAPTER 61. CRIMES AND THEIR PUNISHMENT.","ARTICLE 7. DANGEROUS WEAPONS."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/61-7-15A/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:31:26Z","sha256":"a1546f64b9efc665d0acfcd78f22de79f4d321f120bbd43c5f7aad292a6a026a","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-61-7-15","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-61-7-16"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}