Every magistrate shall have the power to require, from persons not of good fame, security for their good behavior and to keep the peace, for a term not exceeding one year. A person who violates a court order to keep the peace may be fined not more than $250.
W. Va. Code § 62-10-1
Security to keep the peace
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case 170 W. Va. 562 - State Ex Rel. Askin v. Dostert (1982)
Most recently applied in 200 W. Va. 823 - State v. McGuire (July 1997)
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