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W. Va. Code § 61-3C-11

Obtaining confidential public information

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

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W. Va. Code § 61-3C-11, Obtaining confidential public information, West Virginia, version 1 as recorded 2026-10-03, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/2392494
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Any person who knowingly, willfully and without authorization accesses or causes to be accessed any computer or computer network and thereby obtains information filed by any person with the state or any county or municipality which is required by law to be kept confidential shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not more than $500 or confined in the county jail not more than six months, or both.