W. Va. Code § 61-5-1

Perjury and subornation of perjury defined

Known as the Jerry Alan Jones Act

The act spans §§ 61–61 (34 sections).

Applied in 5 court decisions — leading case 198 W. Va. 378 - Page v. Columbia Natural Resources, Inc. (1996)

Most recently applied in Gerald A. and Teresa L. Phillips v. Joshua D. Stear (March 2016)

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(a) Any person who is under an oath or affirmation which has been lawfully administered and who willfully testifies falsely regarding a material matter in a trial of any person, corporation or other legal entity for a felony, or before any grand jury which is considering a felony indictment, shall be guilty of the felony offense of perjury.

(b) Any person who induces or procures another person to testify falsely regarding a material matter in a trial of any person, corporation or other legal entity for a felony, or before any grand jury which is considering a felony indictment, shall be guilty of the felony offense of subornation of perjury.

Official source: West Virginia Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain West Virginia statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.