West Virginia § 61-2-15a Assault, battery on athletic officials; penalties

West Virginia Statutes

§ 61-2-15a — Assault, battery on athletic officials; penalties

West Virginia § 61-2-15a

Ch. 61CRIMES AND THEIR PUNISHMENT

Art. 2CRIMES AGAINST THE PERSON

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Bluebook

W. Va. Code § 61-2-15a (2026).

Text

(a)If any person commits an assault as defined in subsection (b), section nine of this article, to the person of an athletic official during the time the official is acting as an athletic official, the offender is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not more than $500, or confined in jail not more than six months, or both fined and confined.

(b)If any person commits a battery, as defined in subsection (c), section nine of this article, against an athletic official during the time the official is acting as an athletic official, the offender is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not more than $1,000, or confined in jail not more than twelve months, or both fined and confined.

(c)For the purpose of this section, "athletic

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(a) If any person commits an assault as defined in subsection (b), section nine of this article, to the person of an athletic official during the time the official is acting as an athletic official, the offender is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not more than $500, or confined in jail not more than six months, or both fined and confined.

(b) If any person commits a battery, as defined in subsection (c), section nine of this article, against an athletic official during the time the official is acting as an athletic official, the offender is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not more than $1,000, or confined in jail not more than twelve months, or both fined and confined.

(c) For the purpose of this section, "athletic official" means a person at a sports event who enforces the rules of that event, such as an umpire or referee, or a person who supervises the participants, such as a coach.

Legislative History

2025 Reg. Sess., HB2774; 2025 Reg. Sess., SB531; 2021 Reg. Sess., HB2017; 2013 Reg. Sess., HB2548; 2012 Reg. Sess., SB183; 2011 Reg. Sess., SB385; 1993 Reg. Sess., HB2268; 1976 Reg. Sess., SB154; 1969 Reg. Sess., SB245