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WV Code § 61-8E-3 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 61. Crimes and Their Punishment|Article 8E. Display of Video Ratings or Lack Thereof|§61-8E-3. Labeling of Video Movies Designated for Sale or Rental; Penalties

(a) No business entity in this state shall sell, offer for sale, rent or offer for rent, any video movie which does not have visibly and legibly displayed on the cassette case or jacket, an official rating or, if the motion picture film has obtained no such rating, the designation “NOT RATED” or “N.R.”.(b) Any business entity which knowingly violates the provisions of subsection (a) of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, for a first offense conviction shall be fined not more than $25. A conviction for a second or subsequent offense shall subject the offender to a fine not to exceed $100.
WV Code § 61-8F-1 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 61. Crimes and Their Punishment|Article 8F. Sex Offender Registration Act|§61-8F-1. To 61-8f-10

Repealed.Acts, 1999 Reg. Sess., Ch. 232.
WV Code § 61-9-1 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 61. Crimes and Their Punishment|Article 9. Equitable Remedies in Aid of Chastity, Morality and Decency|§61-9-1. Definition of Terms

For the purposes of this article the terms “place,” “person,” “nuisance” are defined as follows:” Place” shall include any building, structure, erection or place, or any separate part or portion thereof, or the ground itself; “person” shall include any individual, corporation, association, partnership, trustee, lessee, agent or assignee; ”nuisance” shall mean any place as above defined in or upon which lewdness, assignation, or prostitution is conducted, permitted, continued or exists, and the personal property and contents used in conducting or maintaining any such place for any such purpose.
WV Code § 61-9-2 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 61. Crimes and Their Punishment|Article 9. Equitable Remedies in Aid of Chastity, Morality and Decency|§61-9-2. Maintenance of Nuisance; Injunction

Any person who shall use, occupy, establish or conduct a nuisance as defined in section one, or aid or abet therein, and the owner, agent, or lessee of any interest in any such nuisance, together with the person employed in or in control of any such nuisance, by any such owner, agent, or lessee, shall be guilty of maintaining a nuisance and shall be enjoined as hereinafter provided.
WV Code § 61-9-3 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 61. Crimes and Their Punishment|Article 9. Equitable Remedies in Aid of Chastity, Morality and Decency|§61-9-3. Suit to Enjoin; by Whom Instituted

Whenever a nuisance exists, the Attorney General of the state, the prosecuting attorney of the county wherein the same exists, or any person who is a citizen, resident or taxpayer of the county, may bring suit in equity in the name of the State of West Virginia, upon the relation of such Attorney General, prosecuting attorney, or any person, to abate such nuisance and to perpetually enjoin the person or persons maintaining the same from further maintenance thereof.
WV Code § 61-9-5 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 61. Crimes and Their Punishment|Article 9. Equitable Remedies in Aid of Chastity, Morality and Decency|§61-9-5. Prima Facie Evidence of Nuisance; Prosecution of Complaint; Dismissal; Costs; Permanent Injunction

In such suit evidence of the general reputation of the place, or an admission or finding of guilt of any person under the criminal laws against prostitution, lewdness or assignation at any such place, shall be admissible for the purpose of proving the existence of such nuisance, and shall be prima facie evidence of such nuisance and of knowledge thereof and acquiescence and participation therein on the part of the person or persons charged with maintaining such nuisance as herein defined. If the complaint is filed by a person who is a citizen, resident or taxpayer of the county, it shall not be dismissed except upon a sworn statement by the complainant and his or its attorney, setting forth the reasons why the action should be dismissed and the dismissal approved by the prosecuting attorney in writing or in open court. If the court or judge is of opinion that the action ought not to be dismissed, he may direct the prosecuting attorney to prosecute such action to judgment at the expense of the county, and if any such action is continued more than one term of court, any person who is a citizen, resident or taxpayer of the county, or the Attorney General, or the prosecuting attorney, may be substituted for the complainant and prosecute such suit to final decree. If the suit is brought by any person who is a citizen, resident or taxpayer of the county and the court finds and enters of record in the case that there were no reasonable grounds or cause for such suit, the costs may be taxed to such person. If the existence of the nuisance be established upon the trial, a decree shall be entered which shall perpetually enjoin the defendants and any other person or persons from further maintaining the nuisance at the place complained of and the defendants from maintaining such nuisance elsewhere within the county.
WV Code § 61-9-6 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 61. Crimes and Their Punishment|Article 9. Equitable Remedies in Aid of Chastity, Morality and Decency|§61-9-6. Order of Abatement; Sale of Personal Property; Renewal of Bond or Continuance of Closing Order; Release of Property; Breaking in or Entering Closed Property; Sheriff's Fees

If the existence of such nuisance be admitted or established in a suit as provided in this article, an order of abatement shall be entered as part of the decree in the case, which order shall direct the removal from the place of all personal property and contents used in conducting the nuisance, and not already released by and under the authority of the court as provided in section four of this article, and shall direct the sale of such thereof as belongs to the defendants notified or appearing in the manner provided for the sale of personal property under execution. Such order shall also require the renewal for one year of any bond furnished by the owner of the real property as provided in section four, or, if not so furnished, shall continue for one year any closing order issued at the time of granting the temporary injunction, or, if no such closing order was then issued, shall include an order directing the effectual closing of the place against its use for any purpose, and so keeping it closed for a period of one year unless sooner released: Provided, however, That the owner of any place so closed and not released under bond as hereinbefore provided may then or thereafter appear and obtain such release in the manner and upon fulfilling the requirements as hereinbefore provided. The release of the property under the provisions of this section shall not release it from any judgment, lien, penalty, or liability, to which it may be subject by law. Owners of unsold personal property and contents so seized shall appear and claim the same within ten days after such order of abatement is made, and if it has not been proved to the satisfaction of the court that such owner had knowledge of such use thereof, or, that with reasonable care and diligence, he could not have known thereof, such unsold personal property and contents shall be delivered to the owner, otherwise it shall be sold as hereinbefore provided. If any person shall break and enter or use any place so directed to be closed, he shall be punished as for contempt as provided hereinafter, in addition to any other penalties imposed by law. For removing and selling personal property and contents, the sheriff shall be entitled to charge and receive the same fees as he would for levying upon and selling like property on execution; and for closing the place and keeping it closed, a reasonable sum shall be allowed by the court.
WV Code § 61-9-7 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 61. Crimes and Their Punishment|Article 9. Equitable Remedies in Aid of Chastity, Morality and Decency|§61-9-7. Nuisance Disclosed in Criminal Proceedings; Proceeds From Sale of Personal Property

In case the existence of such nuisance is established in a criminal proceeding in a court not having equitable jurisdiction, it shall be the duty of the prosecuting attorney to proceed promptly under this article to enforce the provisions and penalties thereof, and the finding of the defendant guilty in such criminal proceedings of any offense herein declared to be a nuisance, unless reversed or set aside, shall be conclusive as against such defendant as to the existence of the nuisance. The proceeds of the sale of the personal property, as provided in the preceding section of this article, shall be applied in payment of the costs of the suit and abatement, including the complainant's costs, or so much of the proceeds as may be necessary, except as hereinafter provided.
WV Code § 61-9-8 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 61. Crimes and Their Punishment|Article 9. Equitable Remedies in Aid of Chastity, Morality and Decency|§61-9-8. Violation of Injunction or Closing Order; Trial; Penalty

In case of the violation of any injunction or closing order granted under the provisions of this article, or the commission of any contempt of court in proceedings under this article, the court, or a judge thereof in vacation, may summarily try and punish the offender. The proceedings shall conform to the practice in other suits in equity for violations of injunctions, and proceedings for contempt of court. The trial may be had upon affidavits, or either party may demand the production and oral examination of the witnesses. A party found guilty of contempt under the provisions of this article shall be punished by a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $1,000, or by imprisonment in the county jail not more than six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
WV Code § 61-9-9 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 61. Crimes and Their Punishment|Article 9. Equitable Remedies in Aid of Chastity, Morality and Decency|§61-9-9. Permanent Injunction; Tax Imposed on Property

Whenever a permanent injunction is granted against any person or persons for maintaining a nuisance as in this article defined, there shall be imposed upon such nuisance and against the person or persons maintaining the same a tax of $300: Provided, however, That such tax may not be imposed upon the personal property or against the owner or owners thereof who have proven innocence as hereinbefore provided, or upon the real property or against the owner or owners thereof who shall show to the satisfaction of the court or judge thereof, at the time of the granting of the permanent injunction, that he or they have in good faith permanently abated the nuisance complained of. The imposition of such tax shall be made by the court as a part of the proceedings, and the clerk of such court shall make and certify a return of the imposition of such tax thereon to the county assessor, who shall enter the same as a tax upon the property and against the persons upon which or whom the lien was imposed, as a proper tax and charge upon such real or personal property, when making up his assessments for the next ensuing year, unless the same shall have been paid before such books are made up; and the same shall be and remain a perpetual lien upon all property, both real and personal, used for the purposes of maintaining such nuisance, except as herein excepted, until fully paid. The payment of such tax shall not relieve the persons or property from any other taxes provided by law. The provisions of the laws relating to the collection of taxes in this state, the delinquency thereof, and sale of property for taxes, shall govern in the collection of the tax herein prescribed insofar as the same are applicable; and the said tax collected shall be applied in payment of any deficiency in the costs of the action and abatement on behalf of the state to the extent of such deficiency after the application thereto of the proceeds of the sale of the personal property as hereinbefore provided, and the remainder of such tax, together with the unexpended portion of the proceeds of personal property, shall be paid into the county treasury.
WV Code § 61-9-10 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 61. Crimes and Their Punishment|Article 9. Equitable Remedies in Aid of Chastity, Morality and Decency|§61-9-10. Notice to Collect Tax

When such nuisance has been found to exist under any equity proceedings as in this article provided, and the owner or agent of such place whereon the same has been found to exist was not a party to such proceedings and has not appeared therein, the said tax of $300 shall, nevertheless, be imposed against the person served or appearing and against the property as in this article set forth. But no such tax shall be certified to the assessor or enforced against such property, unless the owner thereof shall have appeared therein or shall be served with summons or notice therein, and the provisions of existing laws regarding the service of process shall be applied to service in proceedings under this article. The person in whose name the real estate affected by the action stands on the land books of the county for purposes of taxation shall be presumed to be the owner thereof, and in case of unknown persons having or claiming any ownership, right, title, or interest in property affected by the action, such may be made parties to the action by designating them in the summons and complaint as "all other persons unknown claiming any ownership, right, title, or interest in the property affected by the action," and service thereon be had by publishing such summons in the same manner prescribed by law.
WV Code § 61-9-11 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 61. Crimes and Their Punishment|Article 9. Equitable Remedies in Aid of Chastity, Morality and Decency|§61-9-11. Effect of Holding Any Part of Article Unconstitutional

Should any provision or section of this article be held unconstitutional, such fact shall not be held to invalidate the other provisions and sections hereof.
WV Code § 61-10-1 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 61. Crimes and Their Punishment|Article 10. Crimes Against Public Policy|§61-10-1. Keeping or Exhibiting Gaming Table, Machine, or Device; Penalty; Seizure of Table, Machine or Device; Forfeiture of Money Used in Such Gaming

Any person who shall keep or exhibit a gaming table, commonly called A.B.C. or E.O. table, or faro bank, or keno table, or any slot machine, multiple coin console machine, multiple coin console slot machine or device in the nature of a slot machine, or any other gaming table or device of like kind, under any denomination, or which has no name, whether the game, table, bank, machine or device be played with cards, dice or otherwise, or shall be a partner, or concerned in interest, in keeping or exhibiting such table, bank, machine or gaming device of any character, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction, shall be confined in jail not less than two nor more than twelve months and be fined not less than $100 nor more than $1,000. Any such table, faro bank, machine or gaming device, and all money staked or exhibited to allure persons to bet at such table, or upon such gaming device, may be seized by order of a court, or under the warrant of a justice, and the money so seized shall be forfeited to the county and paid into the treasury of the county in which such seizure is made, and the table, faro bank, machine or gaming device shall be completely destroyed: Provided, however, That the provisions of this section shall not extend to coin-operated nonpayout machines with free play feature or to automatic weighing, measuring, musical and vending machines which are so constructed as to give a certain uniform and fair return in value or services for each coin deposited therein and in which there is no element of chance.
WV Code § 61-10-2 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 61. Crimes and Their Punishment|Article 10. Crimes Against Public Policy|§61-10-2. Permitting Gaming Table or Device on Premises; Penalty

If any person knowingly permit a gaming table, bank or device, such as is mentioned in the preceding section, to be kept or exhibited on any premises in his occupation, he shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction, shall be confined in jail not more than one year, and be fined not less than $100 nor more than $1,000.
WV Code § 61-10-3 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 61. Crimes and Their Punishment|Article 10. Crimes Against Public Policy|§61-10-3. Unlawful to Act as Doorkeeper, Guard or Watch for Keeper of Gaming Table or Device; Penalty

If any person shall act as doorkeeper, guard or watch, or employ another person to act as such, for a keeper or exhibitor of any such gaming table, bank or device, or shall resist, or by any means or device, prevent, hinder or delay the lawful arrest of such keeper or exhibitor, or the seizure of the table, bank or device, or money exhibited or staked thereat, or shall unlawfully take the same from the person seizing it, he shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction, shall be confined in jail not more than one year and be fined not exceeding $1,000.
WV Code § 61-10-4 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 61. Crimes and Their Punishment|Article 10. Crimes Against Public Policy|§61-10-4. Playing or Betting at Gaming Tables and Devices; Playing or Betting on Games at Hotels and Public Places; Penalty

If any person bet or play at any such gaming table, bank or device as is mentioned in the first section of this article, or if, at any hotel or tavern, or other public place, or place of public resort, he play at any game except bowls, chess or backgammon, draughts or a licensed game, or bet on the sides of those who play at any game, whether the game be permitted or licensed or not, he shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction, shall be fined not less than five nor more than $100, and shall, if required by the court, give security for his good behavior for one year, or, in default thereof, may be imprisoned in the county jail not more than three months.
WV Code § 61-10-5 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 61. Crimes and Their Punishment|Article 10. Crimes Against Public Policy|§61-10-5. Betting on Games of Chance; Furnishing Money or Thing of Value Therefor; Penalty

If any person at any place, public or private, bet or wage money or other thing of value on any game of chance, or shall knowingly furnish any money or other thing of value to any other person to bet or wage on any such game, he shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction, shall be fined not less than $5 nor more than $300, and shall, if required by the court, give security for his good behavior for one year, and in default of the payment of such fine and the costs and the execution of such bond, if such bond be required, shall be imprisoned in the county jail not less than ten nor more than thirty days.
WV Code § 61-10-6 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 61. Crimes and Their Punishment|Article 10. Crimes Against Public Policy|§61-10-6. Permitting Gaming at Hotels; Penalty

If the keeper of a hotel or tavern permit unlawful gaming at his house, or at any outhouse, booth, arbor, or other place appurtenant thereto or held therewith, he shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction, be fined not less than $20 nor more than $100, and shall forfeit his license, and shall give security for his good behavior for one year, or, in default of such security, be imprisoned in the county jail not more than four months.
WV Code § 61-10-7 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 61. Crimes and Their Punishment|Article 10. Crimes Against Public Policy|§61-10-7. Presumption Against Hotelkeeper

In a prosecution under the preceding section, if the gaming be proved, it shall be presumed it was permitted by the keeper of the hotel, unless it appear that he did not know of or suspect such gaming, or that he endeavored to prevent it, and gave information of it, with the names of the players, to the next circuit court of the county in which such gaming occurred, or to the prosecuting attorney thereof.
WV Code § 61-10-8 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 61. Crimes and Their Punishment|Article 10. Crimes Against Public Policy|§61-10-8. Gaming at Outhouse of Hotel; Penalty

If the keeper of a hotel or tavern let or hire to another person any outhouse or other place, which has been at any time appurtenant to or held with the house kept by him with intent that unlawful gaming be permitted thereat, he shall suffer the same punishment and incur the same forfeiture as if such unlawful gaming were permitted at his own principal house; and in a prosecution therefor, if the gaming be proved, it shall be presumed that such outhouse or other place was let or hired with intent aforesaid, unless the presumption be repelled in the manner provided for in the preceding section.
WV Code § 61-10-9 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 61. Crimes and Their Punishment|Article 10. Crimes Against Public Policy|§61-10-9. Cheating at Gaming; Penalty

If any person playing at any game, or making a wager, or having a share in any stake or wager, or betting on the hands or sides of others playing at any game or making a wager, shall cheat, or by fraudulent means win or acquire for himself or another, money or other valuable thing, he shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction, shall be confined in jail not more than one year and fined not less than five times the value of the money or thing won or acquired.
WV Code § 61-10-10 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 61. Crimes and Their Punishment|Article 10. Crimes Against Public Policy|§61-10-10. Poolroom Defined; Selling Tickets and Chances in Lottery; Penalty

The word “poolroom,” wherever the same is used in this section, shall be held and construed to mean any room where any pool ticket, chance voucher or certificate is sold entitling or purporting to entitle the holder or promisee thereof, or any other person, to money or other thing of value, contingent upon the result of any horse race, prizefight, game of chance, game of skill or science, or other sport or contest. Any person who shall set up or promote, or be connected with or interested in the management or operation of any poolroom, his agents, servants or employees, they, and each of them, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not less than $100 nor more than $1,000 for each offense, and may, in the discretion of the court, be confined in jail not to exceed one year. The buying, selling or transferring of tickets or chances in any lottery shall be and the same is hereby prohibited.