West Virginia Code

CHAPTER 50. MAGISTRATE COURTS.

ARTICLE 4. PROCEDURE BEFORE TRIAL.

§50-4-2. Commencement of criminal prosecutions.

Except where the provisions of this code or rule of the Supreme Court of Appeals permit the commencement of a criminal prosecution through the issuance of a citation, a criminal prosecution shall be commenced by the filing of a complaint in accordance with the requirements of rules of the Supreme Court of Appeals.

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West Virginia Code

CHAPTER 50. MAGISTRATE COURTS.

§50-4-2. Commencement of criminal prosecutions.

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