(a) No person shall impart or convey or cause to be imparted or conveyed any false information, knowing or having reasonable cause to believe such information to be false, concerning the presence of any bomb or other explosive device in, at, on, near, under or against any dwelling house, structure, improvement, building, bridge, motor vehicle, vessel, boat, railroad car, airplane or other place, or concerning an attempt or alleged attempt being made or to be made to so place or explode any such bomb or other explosive device.
(b) Notwithstanding any provision of this section to the contrary, any person violating the provisions of subsection (a) of this section for a second offense or whose violation of the subsection results in another suffering serious bodily injury shall be guilty of a felony and prosecuted under appropriate State law. (WVaC 61-6-17)