West Virginia

West Virginia Code — Chapter 62, Criminal Procedure

327 sections, each with the official text and a plain-English explanation of what it means for you.

• § 62-2-13 — Process, capias and summons in criminal cases
• § 62-2-14 — Direction and execution of process; several writs against same person
• § 62-2-15 — Mailing of process by clerk to officer
• § 62-2-16 — Execution of process within state
• § 62-2-17 — Delivery of prisoner to court, magistrate or jailer
• § 62-2-18 — § 62-2-18
• § 62-2-19 — Prosecutions relating to license taxes, offenses against public policy, etc
• § 62-2-2 — When name of prosecutor, etc., to be affixed to indictment, etc.; requiring security for costs from prosecutor
• § 62-2-20 — Exceptions to indictments relating to license taxes and offenses against public policy
• § 62-2-21 — Second capias or trial after summons in misdemeanor cases not covered in §62-2-19
• § 62-2-22 — Discontinuance of criminal prosecution for failure to award process or enter continuance
• § 62-2-23 — Prosecutions against corporations; effect of failure of corporation to appear
• § 62-2-24 — Joinder of certain counts
• § 62-2-25 — Compromise or suppression of indictment or presentment
• § 62-2-3 — When costs assessed against prosecutor
• § 62-2-4 — Indictment for perjury; admissibility of certain records, etc., as evidence
• § 62-2-5 — Indictment for embezzlement; description and proof of money in prosecutions for embezzlement and other crimes
• § 62-2-6 — Indictment for forgery
• § 62-2-7 — Proof of possession of or title to property
• § 62-2-8 — Allegations of intent to injure, cheat or defraud
• § 62-2-9 — Unnecessary allegations may be omitted
• § 62-3-1 — Time for trial; depositions of witnesses for accused; counsel, copy of indictment, and list of jurors for accused; remuneration of appointed coun
• § 62-3-10 — § 62-3-10
• § 62-3-11 — § 62-3-11
• § 62-3-12 — § 62-3-12
• § 62-3-13 — Change of venue
• § 62-3-14 — Conviction of part of offense charged in indictment
• § 62-3-15 — Verdict and sentence in murder cases
• § 62-3-16 — Verdicts jury may find on indictments for homicide or assault
• § 62-3-17 — Verdicts jury may find in prosecution for larceny
• § 62-3-18 — Conviction of attempt on trial for felony; effect of general verdict of not guilty
• § 62-3-19 — Faulty counts in indictment
• § 62-3-2 — Presence of accused during trial; arraignment; plea
• § 62-3-20 — Verdict and judgment in joint trial
• § 62-3-21 — Discharge for failure to try within certain time
• § 62-3-3 — Selection of jury in felony cases; striking jurors; alternate jurors
• § 62-3-4 — Challenge of jurors
• § 62-3-5 — § 62-3-5
• § 62-3-6 — Custody of jury; board and lodging of jurors; conversation with jurors
• § 62-3-7 — Filling vacancy in jury; discharge of jury
• § 62-3-8 — Jury for defendants indicted and tried jointly; jury for separate trials of persons jointly indicted
• § 62-3-9 — § 62-3-9
• § 62-4-1 — Fines to accrue to state for support of free schools, unless otherwise provided
• § 62-4-10 — Discharge from confinement; allowances for labor while confined
• § 62-4-11 — Fieri facias for collection of fines
• § 62-4-12 — § 62-4-12
• § 62-4-13 — § 62-4-13
• § 62-4-14 — § 62-4-14
• § 62-4-15 — Limitation upon collection of fines
• § 62-4-16 — Community service work may be substituted in lieu of a fine in municipal court and magistrate court; immunity from suit
• § 62-4-17 — Suspension of licenses for failure to appear in court; payment plan; failure to pay fines will result in late fee and judgment lien
• § 62-4-2 — Allowance to informer or person prosecuting
• § 62-4-3 — Fine, imprisonment, etc., to be by indictment, etc.; exception
• § 62-4-4 — Recovery of fines before justice or in court
• § 62-4-5 — Form of proceedings
• § 62-4-6 — Remission of fines by Governor
• § 62-4-7 — Remission of fines by courts
• § 62-4-8 — Duties of prosecuting attorney in relation to fines
• § 62-4-9 — Capias pro fine; release of defendant on bond
• § 62-5-1 — Payment of witnesses
• § 62-5-10 — Mandatory cost assessed upon conviction of a felony
• § 62-5-2 — Payment of witness fees and other legal charges by prosecutor
• § 62-5-3 — § 62-5-3
• § 62-5-4 — Fees of officer executing process or rendering service out of county in felony cases
• § 62-5-5 — Certificate by the court as to fees and expenses
• § 62-5-6 — Expenses of preliminary hearing before justice certified to clerk
• § 62-5-7 — Execution for expenses incident to prosecution
• § 62-5-8 — Failure to present claim in time
• § 62-5-9 — Fee to prosecuting attorney out of State Treasury; judgment against state for costs
• § 62-6-1 — Recognizance to keep the peace; condition
• § 62-6-2 — § 62-6-2
• § 62-6-3 — Recognizance of insane person or minor
• § 62-6-4 — Witnesses in criminal cases; forced attendance
• § 62-6-5 — Failure of juror to attend inquest out of court
• § 62-6-6 — Proceedings for fines for contempt or disobedience of process
• § 62-6-7 — Severability
• § 62-6-8 — Alleged victim of sexual offense may not be required to submit to a polygraph examination or other truth telling device as a condition of investi
• § 62-6A-2 — Summoning witness in this state to testify in another state
• § 62-6A-3 — Summoning witness in another state to testify in this state
• § 62-6A-4 — Exemption from arrest or service of process
• § 62-6A-5 — Construction of article
• § 62-6A-6 — How article cited
• § 62-6B-1 — Legislative findings
• § 62-6B-2 — Definitions
• § 62-6B-3 — Findings of fact required for taking testimony of child witness by closed-circuit television; considerations for court
• § 62-6B-4 — Procedures required for taking testimony of child witness by closed-circuit television; election of defendant; jury instruction; sanction for fa
• § 62-6B-5 — Memorialization of statements of certain child witnesses; admissibility; hearing
• § 62-6B-6 — Confidentiality of recorded interviews of children
• § 62-7-1 — Stay of proceedings
• § 62-7-10 — Prison Commitment order
• § 62-7-2 — Period of stay when writ of error awarded
• § 62-7-3 — Stay of proceedings; removal to penitentiary after reasonable time pending appeal; procedure for bail
• § 62-7-4 — § 62-7-4
• § 62-7-5 — § 62-7-5
• § 62-7-6 — § 62-7-6
• § 62-7-7 — Removal of convicts to penitentiary -- Generally
• § 62-7-8 — Same -- Prevention of rescue or escape; additional guards
• § 62-7-9 — Same -- Immunity of guards from arrest
• § 62-8-1 — Offenses by inmates; conspiracy
• § 62-8-2 — Punishment of convicts; no discharge from correctional institution while prosecution is pending
• § 62-8-3 — Venue of trials of convicts
• § 62-8-4 — Procedure in sentencing inmates to further confinement for second and third offenses
• § 62-8-5 — Prosecutions for offenses under this article
• § 62-8-6 — Convicts competent as witnesses; proceedings, etc., as in other cases
• § 62-8-7 — Court costs incurred in prosecution of convicts
• § 62-8-8 — Orders and warrants for arrest of inmates; authorization to obtain arrest warrants
• § 62-9-1 — General form of indictments
• § 62-9-10 — Indictment for larceny
• § 62-9-11 — Indictment for embezzlement
• § 62-9-12 — Indictment for false pretenses
• § 62-9-13 — Indictment for taking, injuring or destroying property
• § 62-9-14 — Indictment for false statement of financial condition
• § 62-9-15 — Indictment for giving worthless check
• § 62-9-16 — Indictment for the forgery of writings
• § 62-9-17 — Indictment for perjury
• § 62-9-18 — Indictment for disturbing religious worship
• § 62-9-19 — Indictment for bigamy
• § 62-9-2 — Indictment for treason
• § 62-9-20 — Indictment for adultery
• § 62-9-21 — Indictment for keeping house of ill fame
• § 62-9-3 — Indictment for murder
• § 62-9-4 — Indictment for voluntary manslaughter
• § 62-9-5 — Indictment for abortion
• § 62-9-6 — Indictment for robbery
• § 62-9-7 — § 62-9-7
• § 62-9-8 — Indictment for arson
• § 62-9-9 — Indictment for burglary