West Virginia Code § 61-5-29

Failure to meet an obligation to pay support to a minor; penalties
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(1) A person who: (a) Repeatedly and willfully fails to pay his or her court-ordered support
which he or she can reasonably provide and which he or she knows he or she has a duty to
provide to a minor; and (b) is subject to court order to pay any amount for the support of a
minor child and is delinquent in meeting the full obligation established by the order and has
been delinquent for a period of at least six months' duration is guilty of a miesdemeanor and,
upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not less than $100 nor more than $1,000, or confined
in jail for not more than one year, or both fined and confined. r
(2) A person who repeatedly and willfully fails to pay his or her cuourt-ordered support which
he or she can reasonably provide and which he or she knows he or she has a duty to provide
to a minor by virtue of a court or administrative order and thte failure results in twelve
months without payment of support that remains unpaid is guilty of a felony and, upon
conviction thereof, shall be fined not less than $100 nor more than $1,000, or imprisoned for
not less than one year nor more than three years, or both fined and imprisoned.

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