15-1E-77 Principals
15-1E-78 Accessory after the fact
15-1E-79 Conviction of lesser included offense
15-1E-80 Attempts
15-1E-81 Conspiracy
15-1E-82 Solicitation
15-1E-83 Fraudulent enlistment, appointment, or separation
15-1E-84 Unlawful enlistment, appointment, or separation
15-1E-85 Desertion
15-1E-86 Absence without leave
15-1E-87 Missing movement
15-1E-88 Contempt toward officials
15-1E-89 Disrespect toward superior commissioned officer
15-1E-90 Assaulting or willfully disobeying superior commissioned officer
15-1E-91 Insubordinate conduct toward warrant officer, noncommissioned officer, or petty officer
15-1E-92 Failure to obey order or regulation
15-1E-93 Cruelty and maltreatment
15-1E-94 Mutiny or sedition
15-1E-95 Resistance, flight, breach of arrest, and escape
15-1E-96 Releasing prisoner without proper authority
15-1E-97 Unlawful detention
15-1E-98 Noncompliance with procedural rules
15-1E-99 Misbehavior before the enemy
15-1E-100 Subordinate compelling surrender
15-1E-101 Improper use of countersign
15-1E-102 Forcing a safeguard
15-1E-103 Captured or abandoned property
15-1E-104 Aiding the enemy
15-1E-105 Misconduct as prisoner
15-1E-106 Reserved
15-1E-107 False official statements
15-1E-108 Military property – Loss, damage, destruction, or wrongful disposition
15-1E-109 Property other than military property – Waste, spoilage, or destruction
15-1E-110 Improper hazarding of vessel
15-1E-111 Reserved
15-1E-112 Drunk on duty
15-1E-112a Wrongful use, possession, etc., of controlled substances
15-1E-113 Misbehavior of sentinel
15-1E-114 Dueling
15-1E-115 Malingering
15-1E-116 Riot or breach of peace
15-1E-117 Provoking speeches or gestures
15-1E-118 Reserved
15-1E-119 Reserved
15-1E-120 Reserved
15-1E-121 Reserved
15-1E-122 Reserved
15-1E-123 Reserved
15-1E-124 Reserved
15-1E-125 Reserved
15-1E-126 Reserved
15-1E-127 Reserved
15-1E-128 Reserved
15-1E-129 Reserved
15-1E-130 Reserved
15-1E-131 Reserved
15-1E-132 Frauds against the government
15-1E-133 Conduct unbecoming an officer and a gentleman
15-1E-134 General article

Terms Used In West Virginia Code > Chapter 15 > Article 1E > Part X - Punitive Articles

  • Adjournment sine die: The end of a legislative session "without day." These adjournments are used to indicate the final adjournment of an annual or the two-year session of legislature.
  • Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
  • Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. Source: OCC
  • Candidate: shall mean any person to be voted for at an election. See West Virginia Code 3-1-2
  • Caucus: From the Algonquian Indian language, a caucus meant "to meet together." An informal organization of members of the legislature that exists to discuss issues of mutual concern and possibly to perform legislative research and policy planning for its members. There are regional, political or ideological, ethnic, and economic-based caucuses.
  • Certified candidate: means an individual seeking election to the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals who has been certified in accordance with section ten of this article as having met all of the requirements for receiving public campaign financing from the fund. See West Virginia Code 3-12-3
  • code: means this article. See West Virginia Code 15-1E-1
  • commanding officer: includes only commissioned officers of the state military forces and shall include officers in charge only when administering nonjudicial punishment under Section fifteen of this article. See West Virginia Code 15-1E-1
  • Common law: The legal system that originated in England and is now in use in the United States. It is based on judicial decisions rather than legislative action.
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Concurrent resolution: A legislative measure, designated "S. Con. Res." and numbered consecutively upon introduction, generally employed to address the sentiments of both chambers, to deal with issues or matters affecting both houses, such as a concurrent budget resolution, or to create a temporary joint committee. Concurrent resolutions are not submitted to the President/Governor and thus do not have the force of law.
  • Continuance: Putting off of a hearing ot trial until a later time.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Contribution: means a gift subscription, assessment, payment for services, dues, advance, donation, pledge, contract, agreement, forbearance or promise of money or other tangible thing of value, whether conditional or legally enforceable, or a transfer of money or other tangible thing of value to a person, made for the purpose of influencing the nomination, election or defeat of a candidate. See West Virginia Code 3-12-3
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • County court: includes any existing tribunal created in lieu of a county commission. See West Virginia Code 2-2-10
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
  • Election: shall mean the procedure whereby the voters of this state or any subdivision thereof elect persons to fill public offices, or elect members of a Constitutional convention, or vote on public questions. See West Virginia Code 3-1-2
  • enlisted member: means a person in an enlisted grade. See West Virginia Code 15-1E-1
  • Enrolled bill: The final copy of a bill or joint resolution which has passed both chambers in identical form. It is printed on parchment paper, signed by appropriate officials, and submitted to the President/Governor for signature.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Financial agent: means any individual acting for and by himself or herself, or any two or more individuals acting together or cooperating in a financial way to aid or take part in the nomination or election of any candidate for public office, or to aid or promote the success or defeat of any political party at any election. See West Virginia Code 3-12-3
  • Fund: means the Supreme Court of Appeals Public Campaign Financing Fund created by section five of this article. See West Virginia Code 3-12-3
  • Grand jury: agreement providing that a lender will delay exercising its rights (in the case of a mortgage,
  • Impeachment: (1) The process of calling something into question, as in "impeaching the testimony of a witness." (2) The constitutional process whereby the House of Representatives may "impeach" (accuse of misconduct) high officers of the federal government for trial in the Senate.
  • in writing: includes any representation of words, letters, or figures, whether by printing, engraving, writing, or otherwise. See West Virginia Code 2-2-10
  • Indictment: The formal charge issued by a grand jury stating that there is enough evidence that the defendant committed the crime to justify having a trial; it is used primarily for felonies.
  • Interrogatories: Written questions asked by one party of an opposing party, who must answer them in writing under oath; a discovery device in a lawsuit.
  • Joint committee: Committees including membership from both houses of teh legislature. Joint committees are usually established with narrow jurisdictions and normally lack authority to report legislation.
  • Joint resolution: A legislative measure which requires the approval of both chambers.
  • Judgment: includes decrees and orders for the payment of money, or the conveyance or delivery of land or personal property, or some interest therein, or any undertaking, bond or recognizance which has the legal effect of a judgment. See West Virginia Code 2-2-10
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Juror: A person who is on the jury.
  • Laws of the state: includes the Constitution of the State of West Virginia and the Constitution of the United States, and treaties and laws made in pursuance thereof. See West Virginia Code 2-2-10
  • Legislative session: That part of a chamber's daily session in which it considers legislative business (bills, resolutions, and actions related thereto).
  • midshipman: means a person who is enrolled in or attending a state military academy, a regional training institute, or any other formal education program for the purpose of becoming a commissioned officer in the state military forces. See West Virginia Code 15-1E-1
  • military court: means a court-martial or a court of inquiry. See West Virginia Code 15-1E-1
  • oath: shall be deemed to include an affirmation and the word "swear" or "sworn" to be complied with if the person referred to make solemn affirmation. See West Virginia Code 2-2-7
  • Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Offense: includes every act or omission for which a fine, forfeiture, or punishment is imposed by law. See West Virginia Code 2-2-10
  • officer: means a commissioned or warrant officer. See West Virginia Code 15-1E-1
  • Petit jury: A group of citizens who hear the evidence presented by both sides at trial and determine the facts in dispute. Federal criminal juries consist of 12 persons. Federal civil juries consist of six persons.
  • Presiding officer: A majority-party Senator who presides over the Senate and is charged with maintaining order and decorum, recognizing Members to speak, and interpreting the Senate's rules, practices and precedents.
  • Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
  • Recess: A temporary interruption of the legislative business.
  • record: when used in connection with the proceedings of a court-martial, means - an official written transcript, written summary, or other writing relating to the proceedings. See West Virginia Code 15-1E-1
  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
  • State: means one of the several states, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, and the U. See West Virginia Code 15-1E-1
  • State: when applied to a part of the United States and not restricted by the context, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" also include the said district and territories. See West Virginia Code 2-2-10
  • State military forces: means the National Guard of the state, as defined in title 32, United States Code, to include the West Virginia Army National Guard, the West Virginia Air National Guard and the inactive National Guard, and shall be deemed to include any unit, component, element, headquarters, staff or cadre thereof, as well as any member or members, when not in a status subjecting them to exclusive jurisdiction under chapter 47 of title 10, United States Code. See West Virginia Code 15-1E-1
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
  • Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
  • superior commissioned officer: means a commissioned officer superior in rank or command. See West Virginia Code 15-1E-1
  • Testify: Answer questions in court.
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
  • Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.