West Virginia Statutes
§ 62-2-21 — Second capias or trial after summons in misdemeanor cases not covered in §62-2-19
West Virginia § 62-2-21
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W. Va. Code § 62-2-21 (2026).
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In prosecutions for misdemeanors, in cases not embraced in section nineteen of this article, if a capias be returned not found, after a summons is returned executed, or if the accused was admitted to bail and make default, the court may either award a new capias, or proceed to trial in the same manner as if the accused had appeared and pleaded not guilty.
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West Virginia § 62-2-21, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/wv/62/62-2-21.