The sheriff shall be charged each year with all taxes levied in his county. On or before August first of the following year, he shall make a final settlement with each taxing unit and account for all taxes assessed for the preceding year. In the settlement, he shall be credited with all such taxes collected and paid over by him to or on account of the taxing unit. He shall also be credited with all such taxes listed as delinquent as provided in the following article. The remainder of the taxes assessed for the preceding year shall be accounted for by him as if they had been collected before the delinquent lists were prepared.
Structure West Virginia Code
Chapter 11A. Collection and Enforcement of Property Taxes
Article 1. Accrual and Collection of Taxes
§11A-1-2. Lien for Real Property Taxes
§11A-1-3. Accrual; Time for Payment; Interest on Delinquent Taxes
§11A-1-4. Collection by Sheriff
§11A-1-5. Appointment of Collector; Bond
§11A-1-6. When Collection to Commence
§11A-1-7. No Collection of Current Real Property Taxes Until Delinquent Real Property Taxes Are Paid
§11A-1-8. Notice of Time and Place for Payment; Mailing of Tax Tickets
§11A-1-8a. Providing for Payment at Banking Institutions
§11A-1-9. Payment of Taxes by Co-Owner or Other Interested Party; Lien
§11A-1-10. Payment by Owner of Part of Tract or Lot Assessed to Another
§11A-1-11. Payment by Fiduciary
§11A-1-13. Accounts to Be Kept by Sheriff
§11A-1-14. Payment by Sheriff Into State Treasury
§11A-1-15. Payment by Sheriff to Municipal and County Board of Education Treasuries
§11A-1-16. Sheriff Charged With All Levies; Final Settlement