West Virginia Code 49-2-812 – Failure to report; penalty
(a) Any person, official or institution required by this article to report a case involving a child known or suspected to be abused or neglected, or required by section eight hundred nine of this article to forward a copy of a report of serious injury, who knowingly fails to do so or knowingly prevents another person acting reasonably from doing so, is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be confined in jail not more than ninety days or fined not more than $5,000, or both fined and confined.
Terms Used In West Virginia Code 49-2-812
- child: means an individual who meets one of the following conditions:
(A) Is under thirteen years of age. See West Virginia Code 49-1-202
- Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
- Sexual contact: means sexual contact as that term is defined in §. See West Virginia Code 49-1-201
- Sexual intercourse: means sexual intercourse as that term is defined in §. See West Virginia Code 49-1-201
- Sexual intrusion: means sexual intrusion as that term is defined in §. See West Virginia Code 49-1-201
(b) Any person, official or institution required by this article to report a case involving a child known or suspected to be sexually assaulted or sexually abused, or student known or suspected to have been a victim of any non-consensual sexual contact, sexual intercourse or sexual intrusion on school premises, who knowingly fails to do so or knowingly prevents another person acting reasonably from doing so, is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be confined in jail not more than six months or fined not more than $10,000, or both.