39-1-1 Power of attorney may be recorded
39-1-2 Conditions under which county clerk shall admit deeds, contracts, etc., to record
39-1-2a Other requirements for admission to record of certain instruments
39-1-2b Recordation of certified copies of certain instruments
39-1-3 Who may take acknowledgment
39-1-4 Form of certificate of acknowledgment
39-1-4a Acknowledgment of persons in the military service of the United States of America
39-1-5 Acknowledgment by husband and wife
39-1-6 Certificates as to wives living separate and apart to be prima facie evidence in certain cases
39-1-7 False certificate of acknowledgment
39-1-8 Form of certificate of acknowledgment by attorney in fact
39-1-9 Acknowledgment by corporations
39-1-10 When certificate to be under official seal
39-1-10a Verification by written statement under certain conditions
39-1-11 Recordation of writings and plats and papers annexed; index; interlineations; filing under Uniform Commercial Code
39-1-11a Photographic recordation
39-1-12 Special recordation of writing not acknowledged or proved for regular recordation
39-1-13 Duty to record plat or plan of lots
39-1-13a Consolidation order book
39-1-14 Notification to file plat for record
39-1-15 Failure to file plat after notification
39-1-16 Approval by city council or commissioners prerequisite to laying out subdivision
39-1-17 Duty to provide cornerstone monuments; acknowledgment or proof not necessary to recordation of plat

Terms Used In West Virginia Code > Chapter 39 > Article 1 - Authentication and Record of Writings

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • County court: includes any existing tribunal created in lieu of a county commission. See West Virginia Code 2-2-10
  • Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Grantor: The person who establishes a trust and places property into it.
  • Judgment: includes decrees and orders for the payment of money, or the conveyance or delivery of land or personal property, or some interest therein, or any undertaking, bond or recognizance which has the legal effect of a judgment. See West Virginia Code 2-2-10
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
  • oath: shall be deemed to include an affirmation and the word "swear" or "sworn" to be complied with if the person referred to make solemn affirmation. See West Virginia Code 2-2-7
  • Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
  • Power of attorney: A written instrument which authorizes one person to act as another's agent or attorney. The power of attorney may be for a definite, specific act, or it may be general in nature. The terms of the written power of attorney may specify when it will expire. If not, the power of attorney usually expires when the person granting it dies. Source: OCC
  • State: when applied to a part of the United States and not restricted by the context, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" also include the said district and territories. See West Virginia Code 2-2-10
  • Town: includes a city, village or town, and the word "council" any body or board, whether composed of one or more branches, which is authorized to make ordinances for the government of a city, town, or village. See West Virginia Code 2-2-10
  • Transcript: A written, word-for-word record of what was said, either in a proceeding such as a trial or during some other conversation, as in a transcript of a hearing or oral deposition.
  • Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.