{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-7-1-6","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 7-1-6","heading":"Power to punish for contempts.","body":"The county court of every county shall have the same power to punish for contempts as is conferred by law upon circuit courts, but the penalty imposed for such contempts shall not exceed $50 for any one offense.","path":["CHAPTER 7. COUNTY COMMISSIONS AND OFFICERS.","ARTICLE 1. COUNTY COMMISSIONS GENERALLY."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/7-1-6/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:20:22Z","sha256":"06edeaaeec620e62f3f133a2f93e1e0ac11b1230fd105b3ff147a98fd82a7468","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-7-1-5a","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-7-1-7"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}