(a) If any person obtains from another, by any false pretense, token or representation, with intent to defraud money, goods, or other property which may be the subject of larceny, or, if he obtains from another any money, goods, or other property, which may be the subject of larceny, on credit, by representing that there is money due him, or to be due him, and shall assign his claim for such money, in writing, to the person from whom he shall obtain such money, goods or other property, and shall afterwards collect the same without the consent of such assignee, with intent to defraud, he shall, in either case, be deemed guilty of larceny, and, if the value of the money, goods, or other property is less than two hundred dollars ($200.00), such person shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be confined in the jail for a term not to exceed thirty days or fined not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500.00), or both, in the discretion of the court. Any person who shall remove any of his property out of this County with intent to prevent the same from being levied upon an execution, or who shall secrete, assign or convey, or otherwise dispose of any of his property with intent to defraud any creditor or prevent such property being made liable for payment of his debts, and any person who shall receive such property, with such intent, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not less than twenty-five dollars ($25.00) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) or be confined not to exceed thirty days in jail. When the property so secreted, removed, concealed, assigned, conveyed, received or otherwise disposed of, shall be of value of fifty dollars ($50.00) or less, such offense shall be tried by a Police Court Judge in the mode described for the trail of other criminal offenses by a Police Court Judge; provided that upon conviction for such offense before a Police Court Judge, the person so convicted shall be fined not exceeding fifty dollars ($50.00) and confined in jail not exceeding thirty days. Nothing in this section contained shall prevent any creditor from proceedings against such fraudulent debtor as provided in Article 5 (38-5-1), Chapter 38, and in Article 7 (53-7-1), Chapter 53 of the West Virginia Code, or of any remedy in equity or at law not existing.
(b) If any person, firm or corporation obtains labor, services or any other such thing of value from another, by any false pretense, token or representation, with intent to defraud, such person, firm or corporation, if the value of the labor, services or other such thing of value is less than two hundred dollars ($200.00), such person, firm or corporation shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be confined in the jail for a term not to exceed thirty days or fined not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500.00), or both, in the discretion of the court. (Passed 5-9-85)