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      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] West Virginia: statutory code index",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] West Virginia's code is published on the official West Virginia Legislature site at code.wvlegislature.gov, providing a list of all chapters.",
      "body": "West Virginia's code is published on the official West Virginia Legislature site at code.wvlegislature.gov, providing a list of all chapters.\n\nWhat West Virginia Legislature actually says:\n\n“West Virginia Code”\n\nNote: Anchor record. The page title and index are the verbatim evidence.",
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      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] West Virginia: non-consensual intimate-image criminal statute",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Under West Virginia Code §61-8-28a, knowingly and intentionally disclosing, causing to be disclosed, or threatening to disclose an intimate image or fabricated intimate image without consent to harass, intimidate, humiliate, or coerce is a misdemeanor punishable by up to one year in jail and a fine of $1,000 to $5,000 for a first offense.",
      "body": "Under West Virginia Code §61-8-28a, knowingly and intentionally disclosing, causing to be disclosed, or threatening to disclose an intimate image or fabricated intimate image without consent to harass, intimidate, humiliate, or coerce is a misdemeanor punishable by up to one year in jail and a fine of $1,000 to $5,000 for a first offense.\n\nWhat West Virginia Legislature actually says:\n\n“A person convicted of a violation of subsection (b) of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be confined in jail for not more than one year, fined not less than $1,000 nor more than $5,000, or both confined and fined.”",
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      "evidence_quote": "A person convicted of a violation of subsection (b) of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be confined in jail for not more than one year, fined not less than $1,000 nor more than $5,000, or both confined and fined.",
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      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] West Virginia: coverage of synthetic or AI-generated depictions",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] West Virginia Code §61-8-28a explicitly includes fabricated intimate images created by artificial intelligence or other computer technology within the scope of prohibited nonconsensual disclosures.",
      "body": "West Virginia Code §61-8-28a explicitly includes fabricated intimate images created by artificial intelligence or other computer technology within the scope of prohibited nonconsensual disclosures.\n\nWhat West Virginia Legislature actually says:\n\n““Fabricated intimate image” means an image of an identifiable depicted individual that was created by the use of artificial intelligence or other computer technology capable of processing and interpreting specific data inputs and depicts computer-generated intimate parts or the intimate parts of another human being as the intimate parts of the depicted individual.”",
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      "evidence_quote": "“Fabricated intimate image” means an image of an identifiable depicted individual that was created by the use of artificial intelligence or other computer technology capable of processing and interpreting specific data inputs and depicts computer-generated intimate parts or the intimate parts of another human being as the intimate parts of the depicted individual.",
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      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] West Virginia: mandatory takedown or removal duty",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] West Virginia Code §61-8-28a specifies that nothing in the section imposes liability on interactive computer services, information services, or telecommunications services for content provided by another person.",
      "body": "West Virginia Code §61-8-28a specifies that nothing in the section imposes liability on interactive computer services, information services, or telecommunications services for content provided by another person.\n\nWhat West Virginia Legislature actually says:\n\n“Nothing in this section shall be construed to impose liability on the provider of an interactive computer service as defined by 47 U. S. C. §230(f)(2), an information service as defined by 47 U. S. C. §153(24), or telecommunications service as defined by 47 U. S. C. §153(53), for content provided by another person.”",
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