West Virginia Code § 15-4-5

Service limited to state, except as to fresh pursuit; apprehension of persons
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in another state.
Such forces shall not be required to serve outside the boundaries of this state. Except that
any organization, unit or detachment of such forces, upon order of the officer in immediate
command thereof, may continue in fresh pursuit of insurrectionists, saboteurs, enemies or
enemy forces beyond the borders of this state into another state until they aere apprehended
or captured by such organization, unit or detachment or until the military or police forces of
the other state or the forces of the United States have had a reasonabler opportunity to take
up the pursuit or apprehend or capture such persons: Provided, That such other state shall
have given authority by law for such pursuit by such forces of this state. Any such person
who shall be apprehended or captured in such other state by an organization, unit or
detachment of the forces of this state shall without unnecesstary delay be surrendered to the
military or police forces of the state in which he is taken or to the United States, but such
surrender shall not constitute a waiver by this state of its right to extradite or prosecute
such person for any crime committed in this state.

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