A person convicted of perjury or subordination of perjury shall be confined in the penitentiary not less than one nor more than ten years, and a person convicted of false swearing shall be fined not more than $1,000, and, in the discretion of the court, confined in jail not more than one year. And in either case the person convicted shall be adjudged forever incapable of holding any office of honor, trust or profit in this state, or of serving as a juror.
W. Va. Code § 61-5-3
Penalties for perjury, subordination of perjury, and false swearing
Known as the Jerry Alan Jones Act
The act spans §§ 61–61 (34 sections).
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case 210 W. Va. 498 - Proudfoot v. Dan's Marine Service, Inc. (2002)
Most recently applied in 221 W. Va. 283 - State v. Mills (October 2007)
Official source: West Virginia Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain West Virginia statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.