{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-62-2-21","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 62-2-21","heading":"Second capias or trial after summons in misdemeanor cases not covered in §62-2-19.","body":"In prosecutions for misdemeanors, in cases not embraced in section nineteen of this article, if a capias be returned not found, after a summons is returned executed, or if the accused was admitted to bail and make default, the court may either award a new capias, or proceed to trial in the same manner as if the accused had appeared and pleaded not guilty.","path":["CHAPTER 62. CRIMINAL PROCEDURE.","ARTICLE 2. PRESENTMENTS AND INDICTMENTS."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/62-2-21/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:31:34Z","sha256":"e4019c447bdd6844318d5bf5dd9a98569b8ed12d9e4fd9964e8ea832f4a32683","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-62-2-20","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-62-2-22"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}