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W. Va. Code § 62-9-13

Indictment for taking, injuring or destroying property

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 210 W. Va. 175 - State Ex Rel. Day v. Silver (2001)

Most recently applied in 210 W. Va. 175 - State Ex Rel. Day v. Silver (November 2001)

An indictment for taking and carrying away, injuring, destroying or defacing real and personal property, shall be sufficient if it be in form, tenor or effect as follows (after following the form in section one):

That A..............., on the........ day of........., nineteen........, in the said county of.........., and within one year before the finding of this indictment, did unlawfully, but not feloniously,* take and carry away, destroy, injure and deface the following personal property, not his own, to-wit: (here describe the property; or if it be real property, after the star, state "destroy, injure and deface the following real property, not his own, to wit:" here describe it), against the peace and dignity of the state.

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