Charges and penalties
How offenses are graded, jail ranges, fines, and repeat offense steps.
23 sections
- Bail After An ArrestW. Va. Code § 62-1C-1 — a right to bail short of a life offense, a cap on misdemeanor cash bail, and no contact in family cases
- A Death Behind The WheelW. Va. Code § 17C-5-1 — vehicular homicide for reckless disregard, and aggravated for deliberate disregard
- Breaking A Protective OrderW. Va. Code § 48-27-903 — at least twenty-four hours in jail the first time
- Domestic BatteryW. Va. Code § 61-2-28 — insulting contact or harm to a family or household member, and a felony on the third time
- Stalking And HarassmentW. Va. Code § 61-2-9a — a course of conduct meant to cause fear or distress, and a felony on a second conviction
- Intimate ImagesW. Va. Code § 61-8-28a — sharing or threatening to share a private intimate image, real or made with AI
- TheftW. Va. Code § 61-3-13 — petit larceny under $1,000, grand larceny at $1,000 or more
- ShopliftingW. Va. Code § 61-3A-3 — a fine the first time, jail the second, a felony the third, and $50 or double to the store
- Bad ChecksW. Va. Code § 61-3-39 — a misdemeanor under $500, ten days after notice to pay, and a fee of up to $25
- Identity TheftW. Va. Code § 61-3-54 — a felony of up to five years for using another person's identity
- Cruelty To AnimalsW. Va. Code § 61-8-19 — food, water, shelter and care, no leaving a pet in a hot car, and a felony for torture
- LitteringW. Va. Code § 22-15A-4 — a fine of $100 to $2,500 for up to 100 pounds, plus a cleanup penalty
- Tobacco Under 21W. Va. Code § 16-9A-3 — no selling or giving tobacco to anyone younger than twenty-one, checked by ID
- Who Cannot CarryW. Va. Code § 61-7-7 — a felony record, addiction, a protective order, and a minor's limitsalso here
- BrandishingW. Va. Code § 61-7-11 — a weapon used to threaten a breach of the peace, and wanton endangerment with a firearmalso here
- Resisting And FleeingW. Va. Code § 61-5-17 — obstructing an officer, a false statement, and fleeing on foot or in a vehiclealso here
- Being ArrestedW. Va. Code § 62-1-5 — before a magistrate without unnecessary delay, and a citation in place of arrestalso here
- The DUI StopW. Va. Code § 17C-5-2 and W. Va. Code § 17C-5-4 — an impaired state, a roadside breath test, and a secondary test after arrestalso here
- Minor In PossessionW. Va. Code § 60-3A-24 — buying, drinking or holding liquor or beer under twenty-onealso here
- Marijuana And DrugsW. Va. Code § 60A-4-401 — possession is a misdemeanor, and a first offense can end without a convictionalso here
- Reckless DrivingW. Va. Code § 17C-5-3 — willful or wanton disregard for safety, on a road, a parking area or a campusalso here
- Driving While SuspendedW. Va. Code § 17B-4-3 — a fine for a first and second offense, jail from the third, and more when the revocation was for DUIalso here
- Abuse Of An Older AdultW. Va. Code § 9-6-9 and W. Va. Code § 61-2-29b — reporting to Adult Protective Services, and financial exploitation of someone 65 or olderalso here
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