West Virginia Code > Chapter 15 > Article 4 – West Virginia State Guard


15-4-1	Governor authorized to organize and maintain West Virginia state guard
15-4-2	Rules and regulations
15-4-3	Pay and allowances
15-4-4	Arms and equipment; use of state armories, etc
15-4-5	Service limited to state, except as to fresh pursuit; apprehension of persons in another state
15-4-6	Pursuit and apprehension of certain persons in this state by military forces of another state
15-4-7	Status of forces and members thereof with regard to federal service
15-4-8	Civil organizations, etc., not to be enlisted as unit
15-4-9	Disqualifications
15-4-10	Oath of officers
15-4-11	Term of enlistment; oath of enlisted men
15-4-12	Articles of war to apply as to court-martial, etc.; freedom from arrest; jury duty
15-4-13	Citation of article

Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
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.
Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
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