{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-61-8b-4","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 61-8B-4","heading":"Sexual assault in the second degree.","body":"(a) A person is guilty of sexual assault in the second degree when:\n(1) Such person engages in sexual intercourse or sexual intrusion with another person without the person's consent, and the lack of consent results from forcible compulsion; or\n(2) Such person engages in sexual intercourse or sexual intrusion with another person who is physically helpless.\n(b) Any person who violates the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a felony, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be imprisoned in the penitentiary not less than ten nor more than twenty-five years, or fined not less than $1,000 nor more than $10,000 and imprisoned in the penitentiary not less than ten nor more than twenty-five years.","path":["CHAPTER 61. CRIMES AND THEIR PUNISHMENT.","ARTICLE 8B. SEXUAL OFFENSES."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/61-8B-4/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:31:28Z","sha256":"e539fe6a5bcf1dd4ca7363064c1ed059aa7044aa3bf4b4ee318b73ec67fc5a57","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-61-8b-3","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-61-8b-5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}