The officer having such distress warrant or an order of attachment, based upon rent, if there be need for it, may, in the daytime, break open and enter into any house or close in which there may be goods liable to the distress or order, and may, either in the day or nighttime, break open and enter into any house or close wherein there may be any goods so liable, which have been fraudulently or clandestinely removed from the demised premises.

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Terms Used In West Virginia Code 37-6-14

  • Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.