West Virginia Statutes
§ 61-4-2 — Forgery of official seals; keeping or concealing instrument for forging same; penalty
West Virginia § 61-4-2
JurisdictionWest Virginia
Ch. 61CRIMES AND THEIR PUNISHMENT
Art. 4FORGERY AND CRIMES AGAINST THE CURRENCY
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Bluebook
W. Va. Code § 61-4-2 (2026).
Text
If any person forge, or keep or conceal any instrument for the purpose of forging, the seal of a court, or of any public office or body politic or corporate in this state, he shall be deemed guilty of a felony, and, upon conviction, shall be confined in the penitentiary not less than two nor more than ten years.
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Legislative History
2021 Reg. Sess., HB2017
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Bluebook (online)
West Virginia § 61-4-2, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/wv/61/61-4-2.