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W. Va. Code § 61-3C-5

Unauthorized access to computer services

West Virginia · West Virginia Code Chapter 61 — Crimes and Their Punishment · Status: effective

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W. Va. Code § 61-3C-5, Unauthorized access to computer services, West Virginia, version 1 as recorded 2026-10-03, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/2392488
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Any person who knowingly, willfully and without authorization, directly or indirectly, accesses or causes to be accessed a computer or computer network with the intent to obtain computer services shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not less than $200 nor more than $1,000 or confined in the county jail not more than one year, or both.