Any person over the age of 21 who knowingly and intentionally causes, aids, abets, or encourages a person under the age of 18 to distribute, dispense, manufacture, or possess with the intent to distribute a controlled substance in violation or the provisions of this chapter is guilty of a felony and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned in a state correctional facility for not more than five years, or both fined and imprisoned.
W. Va. Code § 60A-4-418
Use of a minor to commit a felony drug offense; penalties
Known as the Lauren’s Law
The act spans §§ 60A-4-401 to 60A-4-419 (20 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.