West Virginia Code Chapter 62. Criminal Procedure § 62-2-21. Second capias or trial after summons in misdemeanor cases not covered in § 62-2-19

In prosecutions for misdemeanors, in cases not embraced in section nineteen of this article, if a capias be returned not found, after a summons is returned executed, or if the accused was admitted to bail and make default, the court may either award a new capias, or proceed to trial in the same manner as if the accused had appeared and pleaded not guilty.