West Virginia Statutes
§ 31E-1-129 — Penalty for signing false document
West Virginia § 31E-1-129
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Bluebook
W. Va. Code § 31E-1-129 (2026).
Text
Any person who signs a document he or she knows is false in any material respect and knows that the document is to be delivered to the Secretary of State for filing is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not more than $1,000, or confined in the county or regional jail not more than one year, or both.
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Legislative History
2007 Reg. Sess., SB704; 2002 Reg. Sess., HB2899
Nearby Sections
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§ 31E-1-101
Short title§ 31E-1-101a
Legislative acknowledgment§ 31E-1-102
Reservation of powers§ 31E-1-103
Construction of chapter§ 31E-1-120
Filing requirements§ 31E-1-121
Forms§ 31E-1-122
Filing, service and copying fees§ 31E-1-123
Effective time and date of document§ 31E-1-124
Correcting filed document§ 31E-1-125
Filing duty of Secretary of State§ 31E-1-127
Evidentiary effect of copy of filed document§ 31E-1-128
Certificate of existence§ 31E-1-129
Penalty for signing false document§ 31E-1-130
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West Virginia § 31E-1-129, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/wv/31E/31E-1-129.