{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-61-8f-5","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 61-8F-5","heading":"Failure to report; obstruction; retaliation; penalties.","body":"(a) Any person in a position of trust in relation to a disabled child who is subject to the mandatory reporting requirements in §49-2-803 of this code who fails to make a required report regarding a disabled child is guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be confined in jail for not more than one year.\n(b) Any person who willfully impedes or obstructs or attempts to impede or obstruct a person in a position of trust in regard to a disabled child from making a report required by §49-2-803 of this code regarding a disabled child is guilty of a felony, and upon conviction thereof be fined not more than $5,000 or imprisoned in a state correctional facility for not less than one nor more than three years, or both fined and imprisoned.\n(c) Any person who discriminates or retaliates against a person in a position of trust in relation to a disabled child for making a report pursuant to § 49-2-803 of this code regarding a disabled child is guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, shall be fined not more than $5,000 or imprisoned in a state correctional facility for not less than one year nor more than three years or both fined and imprisoned or both fined and imprisoned.","path":["CHAPTER 61. CRIMES AND THEIR PUNISHMENT.","ARTICLE 8F. SPECIAL PROTECTIONS FOR DISABLED CHILDREN ACT OF 2022."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/61-8F-5/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:31:29Z","sha256":"d98b29a1e3355cc8754730b043c98455f3dcee13d8f56f59d2d2701a9ed0c685","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-61-8f-4","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-61-8f-6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}