{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-62-9-1","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 62-9-1","heading":"General form of indictments.","body":"All indictments in this state, if procured, found and returned in all other respects as provided by law, shall be sufficient if in the following form:\nState of West Virginia, County of ..............., to wit:\nThe grand jurors of the State of West Virginia, in and for the body of the county of .............., upon their oaths present that A............., on the ......... day of ........., 19 ....., in the said county of ..............., did unlawfully (or unlawfully and feloniously, as the case may be) (here describe the offense in the language, purport or tenor of the statute as near as may be), against the peace and dignity of the state.\nFound upon the testimony of ................, duly sworn in open court to testify the truth and sent before the grand jury this the .......... day of ..........., 19 .....\n(Signed)\nprosecuting attorney.\nSaid indictment shall have legibly indorsed on the reverse side thereof the words \"State of West Virginia versus ...........Indictment for a ................ (Felony or Misdemeanor, as the case may be).\nForeman of the Grand Jury\nAttest:, prosecuting attorney of\n........................, county, West Virginia.\"\nOf such indictment a true and complete record shall be made and kept by the clerk of the court in which the indictment is found and returned, and it shall be necessary to state thereon whether such indictment be for a felony or a misdemeanor.","path":["CHAPTER 62. CRIMINAL PROCEDURE.","ARTICLE 9. FORMS OF INDICTMENTS."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/62-9-1/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:31:36Z","sha256":"fa6f3c71126183686e8cc6349ba03e5c2d00567a7f5effe96ca1b8b16b777828","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-62-8-8","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-62-9-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}