WV SB617

Expands West Virginia's Anti-Organized Criminal Enterprise Act to include gangs, defined as three or more persons engaged in qualifying criminal offenses

Creates felony penalties for knowingly joining a gang or organized criminal enterprise and participating in qualifying offenses: up to 10 years imprisonment and/or $25,000 fine

Establishes felony penalties for recruiting others into gangs or criminal enterprises: up to 5 years imprisonment and/or $10,000 fine

Makes witness intimidation in prosecutions under this article a felony punishable by up to 10 years imprisonment

Takes effect July 9, 2025 (90 days after passage on April 10, 2025)