West Virginia § 61-3-46 Use of slugs, false coins, etc., in coin-box telephone; penalty

West Virginia Statutes

§ 61-3-46 — Use of slugs, false coins, etc., in coin-box telephone; penalty

West Virginia § 61-3-46

Ch. 61CRIMES AND THEIR PUNISHMENT

Art. 3CRIMES AGAINST PROPERTY

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W. Va. Code § 61-3-46 (2026).

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Any person who shall operate, or cause to be operated, or attempt to operate any coin-box telephone designed to receive lawful coin of the United States of America, in connection with the use or enjoyment of any telephone service, by means of a slug or any false, counterfeited, mutilated, sweated or foreign coin, or by any means, method, trick or device whatsoever, not lawfully authorized by the owner, lessee or licensee of such coin-box telephone shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding twelve months, or by a fine not exceeding $500, or both at the discretion of the court.

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Any person who shall operate, or cause to be operated, or attempt to operate any coin-box telephone designed to receive lawful coin of the United States of America, in connection with the use or enjoyment of any telephone service, by means of a slug or any false, counterfeited, mutilated, sweated or foreign coin, or by any means, method, trick or device whatsoever, not lawfully authorized by the owner, lessee or licensee of such coin-box telephone shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding twelve months, or by a fine not exceeding $500, or both at the discretion of the court.