WEST VIRGINIA CODE
WVC 61-3-33
§61-3-33. Entry upon inclosed lands; penalty; liability for
damages.
If any person shall, without the consent of the owner or
occupier thereof, enter upon the inclosed lands of another and do
any damage, or shall, without such consent, pull down in whole or
in part, or injure, any fence of another, or without permission
open and leave open the gate or drawbar of another, or enter upon
the inclosed lands of another after being forbidden so to do, or
enter thereon and curse, or insult, or annoy, the owner thereof or
any person rightfully there, he shall be guilty of a misdemeanor,
and, upon conviction, be fined not less than five nor more than one
hundred dollars; and, in default of the payment of the fine, the
offender may, in the discretion of the judge or justice, be
committed to jail for not less than five days. He shall, moreover,
be liable to the party injured for the damages sustained by such
injury; and it shall be no defense to any prosecution or suit under
this section, that such fence was not a lawful fence.
Note: WV Code updated with legislation passed through the 2012 1st Special Session