West Virginia Statutes
§ 61-5-15 — Refusal of person to execute order of arrest by justice; penalty
West Virginia § 61-5-15
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Bluebook
W. Va. Code § 61-5-15 (2026).
Text
If any person, being required by a justice, on view of a breach of the peace or other offense, to bring before him the offender, shall refuse or neglect to obey the justice, he shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction, shall be punished as provided in the preceding section; and if the justice declare himself to be such, or if he be known to the offender, ignorance of his office shall not be pleaded as an excuse.
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Legislative History
2021 Reg. Sess., HB2017
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Bluebook (online)
West Virginia § 61-5-15, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/wv/61/61-5-15.