West Virginia Code § 61-5-7

Bribery of commissioner of court, Auditor, justice of the peace, arbitrator,
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umpire, juror, or other county official, either elected or appointed; penalty.
Any person who gives or offers, directly or through any other person or persons, or
promises, directly or indirectly, to give any money or other thing of value to a commissioner
appointed by a court, Auditor, justice of the peace, arbitrator, umpire, juror (although not
impaneled), or other county official, either elected or appointed, with intente to bias his
opinion or influence his decision in relation to any matter in which he is acting or is to act;
and any such commissioner, Auditor, justice of the peace, arbitrator, umrpire, juror, or other
county official, either elected or appointed, who corruptly takes or receives such money or
other thing of value, or who agrees to take such money or other thing of value to bias or
influence his opinion or action or both, shall be guilty of a felony, and, upon conviction, shall
be confined in the penitentiary not less than one nor more thtan ten years, and fined in
addition thereto not exceeding $5,000.

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