West Virginia § 61-3-19 Bringing into this state, receiving or disposing of property stolen in another state; penalty

West Virginia Statutes

§ 61-3-19 — Bringing into this state, receiving or disposing of property stolen in another state; penalty

West Virginia § 61-3-19

Ch. 61CRIMES AND THEIR PUNISHMENT

Art. 3CRIMES AGAINST PROPERTY

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W. Va. Code § 61-3-19 (2026).

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If any person shall bring into this state, or shall receive, convert to his own use, or sell, property of any character, of value, which was stolen in another state, and which he knows or has reason to believe was stolen, he shall be deemed guilty of the larceny thereof in the county in which such property may be found, used, converted or sold, and may be prosecuted for such offense therein, and, upon conviction, shall be punished as provided for the offense of larceny committed within this state.

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If any person shall bring into this state, or shall receive, convert to his own use, or sell, property of any character, of value, which was stolen in another state, and which he knows or has reason to believe was stolen, he shall be deemed guilty of the larceny thereof in the county in which such property may be found, used, converted or sold, and may be prosecuted for such offense therein, and, upon conviction, shall be punished as provided for the offense of larceny committed within this state.