West Virginia § 61-5A-8 Certain matters not to constitute defense

West Virginia Statutes

§ 61-5A-8 — Certain matters not to constitute defense

West Virginia § 61-5A-8

Ch. 61CRIMES AND THEIR PUNISHMENT

Art. 5ABRIBERY AND CORRUPT PRACTICES

This text of West Virginia § 61-5A-8 (Certain matters not to constitute defense) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering West Virginia primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook

W. Va. Code § 61-5A-8 (2026).

Text

It shall be no defense to any prosecution under the provisions of section three or section five of this article that a person whom the actor sought to influence or otherwise affect or deal with was not qualified to act in the desired way, whether because he was a candidate for office, or had not yet assumed office or his position of employment, or lacked authority or jurisdiction, or the matter was not yet before him or for any other reason was not qualified to act in the desired way.

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

It shall be no defense to any prosecution under the provisions of section three or section five of this article that a person whom the actor sought to influence or otherwise affect or deal with was not qualified to act in the desired way, whether because he was a candidate for office, or had not yet assumed office or his position of employment, or lacked authority or jurisdiction, or the matter was not yet before him or for any other reason was not qualified to act in the desired way.