West Virginia § 15-1E-47 Refusal to appear or testify

West Virginia Statutes

§ 15-1E-47 — Refusal to appear or testify

West Virginia § 15-1E-47

Ch. 15PUBLIC SAFETY

Art. 1ECODE OF MILITARY JUSTICE

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W. Va. Code § 15-1E-47 (2026).

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(a)Any person not subject to this article who:

(1)Has been duly subpoenaed to appear as a witness or to produce books and records before a court-martial or court of inquiry, or before any military or civil officer designated to take a deposition to be read in evidence before such a court;

(2)Has been duly paid or tendered the fees and mileage of a witness at the rates allowed to witnesses attending a criminal court of the state; and

(3)Willfully neglects or refuses to appear, or refuses to qualify as a witness or to testify or to produce any evidence which that person may have been legally subpoenaed to produce; may be punished by the military court in the same manner as a criminal court of the state.

(b)The fees and mileage of witnesses shall be advanced or paid out of the approp

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(a) Any person not subject to this article who:

(1) Has been duly subpoenaed to appear as a witness or to produce books and records before a court-martial or court of inquiry, or before any military or civil officer designated to take a deposition to be read in evidence before such a court;

(2) Has been duly paid or tendered the fees and mileage of a witness at the rates allowed to witnesses attending a criminal court of the state; and

(3) Willfully neglects or refuses to appear, or refuses to qualify as a witness or to testify or to produce any evidence which that person may have been legally subpoenaed to produce; may be punished by the military court in the same manner as a criminal court of the state.

(b) The fees and mileage of witnesses shall be advanced or paid out of the appropriations for the compensation of witnesses.