West Virginia Statutes
§ 53-4-5 — Penalty for disobeying writ
West Virginia § 53-4-5
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W. Va. Code § 53-4-5 (2026).
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If any person on whom such writ is served shall, in disobedience to such writ, fail to bring the body of the petitioner, with a return of the cause of his detention, before the court or judge before whom the writ is returnable, for three days after such service, he shall forfeit to the petitioner $300.
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