Crimes Against Chastity, Morality and Decency. | MidpageCrimes Against Chastity, Morality and Decency.
61-8-1Bigamy -- Penalty.61-8-2Same -- Effect of absence, divorce or void marriage.61-8-5Houses of ill fame and assignation; immunity for minor victims of sex trafficking; penalties; jurisdiction of courts.61-8-6Detention of person in place of prostitution; penalty.61-8-7Procuring for house of prostitution; penalty; venue; competency as witness; marriage no defense.61-8-8Receiving support from prostitution; pimping; penalty; prostitute may testify.61-8-9Indecent exposure.61-8-9aChild abuse; education; curriculum.61-8-10Administering anesthetics to female save in presence of third person; penalty.61-8-11Breathing, inhaling, or drinking certain intoxicating compounds; penalty.61-8-12Incest; penalty.61-8-13Incest; limits on interviews of children eleven years old or less; evidence.61-8-14Disinterment or displacement of dead body or part thereof; damage to cemetery or graveyard; penalties; damages in civil action.61-8-15Prohibition on certain demonstrations at funerals.61-8-16Obscene, anonymous, harassing, repeated and threatening telephone calls; penalty.61-8-19Cruelty to animals; penalties; exclusions.61-8-19aW. Va. Code § 61-8-19a61-8-19bW. Va. Code § 61-8-19b61-8-19cW. Va. Code § 61-8-19c61-8-20Keeping or using live birds to be shot at; penalty.61-8-21Search warrants relating to cruelty to animals.61-8-22Search warrants relating to birds and animals kept for fighting.61-8-23Search without warrant where there is an exhibition of the fighting of birds or animals.61-8-25Requiring children to beg, sing or play musical instruments in streets; penalty.61-8-26Permitting children to sing, dance or act in dance house, etc.; penalty.61-8-27Unlawful admission of children to dance house, etc.; penalty.61-8-27aUse of false identification, etc., by person under age; penalty.61-8-28Criminal invasion of privacy; penalties.61-8-28aNonconsensual disclosure of private intimate images; definitions; and penalties.61-8-29Criminal loitering by persons on supervised release.61-8-30W. Va. Code § 61-8-3061-8-31W. Va. Code § 61-8-3161-8-32Soliciting, etc. a minor by means other than via computer; soliciting a minor and traveling to engage the minor in prohibited sexual activity; definition of minor; penalties.