{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-62-11a-2","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 62-11A-2","heading":"Employment by county.","body":"With the approval of the county sheriff, the county court of any county is hereby authorized to employ any person imprisoned upon conviction for a misdemeanor in a county jail to work within the county as the county court may decide. In such instance the wages to be paid to the prisoner shall be no less than $1 per hour. Such prisoners shall remain in the custody of and be supervised by said sheriff. No imprisoned person shall be required to work without his consent.","path":["CHAPTER 62. CRIMINAL PROCEDURE.","ARTICLE 11A. RELEASE FOR WORK AND OTHER PURPOSES."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/62-11A-2/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:31:37Z","sha256":"1e4de6a4a009d29142cc0b6388437c7e060ad566adcfff959ad22418e4302e11","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-62-11a-1a","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-62-11a-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}