Any person who shall at any time intercept, molest or interfere with any officer or member of the department of public safety while on duty, or any state, county or municipal officer or person then under the charge and direction of some officer or member of the department of public safety while on duty, or who knowingly gives false or misleading information to a member of the department, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not less than $25 nor more than $200, or imprisoned in the county jail for not more than sixty days, or both fined and imprisoned.
W. Va. Code § 15-2-16
Interference with officers or members; false information; penalty
Known as the West Virginia Department of Public Safety Reorganization Act
The act spans §§ 15-2-1 to 15-2-9 (70 sections).
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case 236 W. Va. 362 - Lawyer Disciplinary Board v. Jarrell L. Clifton, II (2015)
Most recently applied in State Ex Rel. Judicial Investigation Commission v. Putnam County Board of Ballot Commissioners (April 2016)
Official source: West Virginia Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain West Virginia statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.