Any person who knowingly, willfully and without authorization accesses a computer or computer network and examines any employment, salary, credit or any other financial or personal information relating to any other person, after the time at which the offender knows or reasonably should know that he is without authorization to view the information displayed, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not more than $500 or confined in the county jail for not more than six months, or both.
W. Va. Code § 61-3C-12
Computer invasion of privacy
Known as the West Virginia Computer Crime and Abuse Act
The act spans §§ 61-3C-1 to 61-3C-9 (25 sections).
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 222 W. Va. 160 - Lawyer Disciplinary Board v. Markins (2008)
Most recently applied in 222 W. Va. 160 - Lawyer Disciplinary Board v. Markins (June 2008)
Official source: West Virginia Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain West Virginia statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.