Any person subject to this article who, except as provided by law or regulation, apprehends, arrests, or confines any person shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.
W. Va. Code § 15-1E-97
Unlawful detention
Known as the Uniform State Code
The act spans §§ 15-1E-1 to 15-1E-99 (156 sections).
Official source: West Virginia Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain West Virginia statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.