W. Va. Code § 61-3-54
Taking identity of another person; penalty
West Virginia · West Virginia Code Chapter 61 — Crimes and Their Punishment · Status: effective
Cite this
- Citation
- W. Va. Code § 61-3-54, Taking identity of another person; penalty, West Virginia, version 1 as recorded 2026-10-03, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/2392459
- Permanent ID
ys:prov:2392459@1- SHA-256
9eb0ab739624da232f768f18164b44edbb6f28d4f59463d2ad08178d265ff337
The hash is SHA-256 of this version's text, with every run of whitespace collapsed to a single space and the ends trimmed. The ID always leads back here, and checking it says whether the text you cited is still the current version.
Full text
Any person who knowingly takes the name, birth date, social security number, or other identifying information of another person, without the consent of that other person, with the intent to fraudulently represent that he or she is the other person for the purpose of making financial or credit transactions in the other person’s name, or for the purpose of gaining employment, is guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, shall be punished by confinement in the penitentiary not more than five years, or fined not more than $1,000, or both: Provided, That the provisions of this section do not apply to any person who obtains another person’s drivers license or other form of identification for the sole purpose of misrepresenting his or her age.