Any person residing in this state who shall change his or her name, or assume another name, unlawfully, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not exceeding $100, and upon a repetition thereof shall be confined in the county or regional jail not exceeding sixty days.
W. Va. Code § 48-25-106
Unlawful change of name
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