West Virginia Code § 61-7-9

Possession of machine guns, penalties
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It shall be unlawful for any person to carry, transport, or have in his possession, any machine
gun, submachine gun, or any other fully automatic weapon unless he or she has fully
complied with applicable federal statutes and all applicable rules and regulations of the
secretary of the treasury of the United States relating to such firearms.
Any person who violates the provision of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and,
upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not less than $1,000 nor more than $5,000, or shall
be confined in the county jail for not less than ninety days, or more than one year, or both.

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