Relating to accessories to a crime

HB 4365 modifies West Virginia's accessory-to-crime laws. It removes the legal protection previously granted to domestic partners of felony offenders, meaning they can now be charged as accessories after the fact (unlike spouses or family members). The bill also eliminates the prior restriction preventing servants from being considered accessories. Additionally, it specifies that close relatives (siblings, parents, children, or grandparents) who act as accessories to a felony commit a misdemeanor, not a felony, and clarifies that accessories to misdemeanors face misdemeanor penalties. These changes directly affect domestic partners, servants, and close family members who assist felony or misdemeanor offenders.