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W. Va. Code §§ 61-3C-4, 61-3C-5 · Read the law's page

• Ordinary, non-deceptive automated access to a public West Virginia-connected page, performed without intent to obtain computer services without authorization and without a scheme to defraud, does not by itself fit either offense's elements.
• Do not knowingly, willfully, and without authorization access or cause to be accessed a computer or computer network with intent to obtain computer services; this is a misdemeanor punishable by a $200 to $1,000 fine, up to one year in county jail, or both.
• Do not knowingly and willfully access a computer, computer service, or computer network to execute a scheme to defraud or to obtain money, property, or services by fraudulent pretenses; this is a felony punishable by up to $10,000 and ten years, or both.
• Do not introduce ransomware into a computer, computer system, or computer network with intent to extort money or other consideration; this is a separate felony punishable by up to $100,000 and ten years, or both.
• This Act contains no clause preserving or displacing an ordinary contract or license governing your access to a West Virginia-connected computer service; terms-of-service enforcement is a separate track under ordinary contract law, untested here against scraping specifically.
• Anyone injured by a violation of this Act may sue in circuit court for compensatory damages, punitive damages, and injunctive relief.