W. Va. Code § 25-4-11
Escape; aiding escape
West Virginia · West Virginia Code Chapter 25 — Division of Corrections · Status: effective
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- W. Va. Code § 25-4-11, Escape; aiding escape, West Virginia, version 1 as recorded 2026-10-03, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/2377413
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(a) Any inmate of a center who shall escape from said center or the custody of an officer or employee of such center shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction thereof, be committed to the custody of the commissioner of corrections for not more than five years. A term of incarceration imposed pursuant to the provisions of this section shall be imposed as a consecutive sentence and not served concurrently with any sentence or period of confinement previously imposed.
(b) Any person who willfully permits or aids any inmate of such center to escape therefrom or conceals him with the intent of enabling him to elude pursuit is guilty of a felony and, upon conviction thereof, shall be committed to the custody of the commissioner of corrections for not more than five years.