Within fourteen days following the auction required by section forty-five of this article, and within fourteen days of any sale pursuant to section forty-eight of this article, the deputy commissioner must report such sales to the Auditor. The report must include the year that the land was certified by the Auditor for sale, the item number of the land on the list certifying the land for sale, the amount of taxes, interest and charges due on such land at the time of the sale, the quantity of the land, the name and address of the purchaser and the purchase price. The report shall be filed with the Auditor. The Auditor may prescribe the form of the report.
As soon as possible after receiving the report, the Auditor shall determine whether the sale is in the best interest of the state and shall either approve or disapprove the sale. The Auditor shall then note such approval or disapproval and, if disapproved, the reasons therefor, on the report, and return a copy to the deputy commissioner. The original shall be retained by the Auditor. The deputy commissioner shall provide a copy of the report approved or disapproved by the Auditor to the sheriff and to the county clerk.
If the Auditor shall disapprove any such sale, the deputy commissioner shall forthwith refund the purchase price to the purchaser. The land shall then be again subject to sale pursuant to sections forty-five and forty-eight of this article. If the Auditor approves the sale, the purchaser shall immediately commence the steps to obtain a deed, as provided in section fifty-two of this article.
Structure West Virginia Code
Chapter 11A. Collection and Enforcement of Property Taxes
Article 3. Sale of Tax Liens and Nonentered, Escheated and Waste and Unappropriated Lands
§11A-3-1. Declaration of Legislative Purpose and Policy
§11A-3-2. Second Publication of List of Delinquent Real Estate; Notice
§11A-3-3. Waiver of Notice by Person Claiming Lien
§11A-3-4. Redemption After Second Publication and Before Certification to the Auditor
§11A-3-5. Sale by Sheriff; Immunity; Penalty; Mandamus
§11A-3-5b. Authorization for County Clerk to Perform Duties for Delinquent Land Sales by Sheriff
§11A-3-7. Suspension From Same; Amended Delinquent Lists; Subsequent Sale
§11A-3-8. Certification of Property to the Auditor
§11A-3-9. Sheriff S List of Redemptions and Certifications; Oath
§11A-3-10. Sheriff to Account for Proceeds; Disposition of Surplus
§11A-3-11. Return of List Certifications; Redemptions
§11A-3-12. Amendment of Such List
§11A-3-13. Publication by Sheriff of Certification List
§11A-3-14. Purchase by Individual at Tax Sale; Certificate of Sale
§11A-3-15. Certificate of Sale Assignable
§11A-3-16. Subsequent Tax Payments by Purchaser
§11A-3-17. Sale of Subsequent Tax Liens
§11A-3-18. Limitations on Tax Liens
§11A-3-19. What Purchaser Must Do Before the Deed Can Be Secured
§11A-3-24. Notice of Redemption From Purchases; Moneys Received by Sheriff
§11A-3-25. Distribution of Surplus to Purchaser
§11A-3-27. Deed to Purchaser; Record
§11A-3-28. Compelling Service of Notice or Execution of Deed
§11A-3-29. One Deed for Adjoining Pieces of Real Estate Within the Same Tax District
§11A-3-30. Title Acquired by Individual Purchaser; Action to Quiet Title
§11A-3-31. Effect of Irregularity on Title Acquired by Purchaser
§11A-3-32. Sheriff to Keep Proceeds in Separate Accounts; Disposition
§11A-3-33. State Commissioner of Delinquent and Nonentered Lands
§11A-3-34. Deputy Commissioners of Delinquent and Nonentered Lands; Bond
§11A-3-35. Land Record in Auditor's Office
§11A-3-36. Operating Fund for Land Department in Auditor S Office
§11A-3-36a. Credit Card Approved Form of Payment in Land Department of Auditor's Office
§11A-3-37. Disposition of Nonentered Lands
§11A-3-38. Redemption of Nonentered or Certified Lands
§11A-3-39. Certificate of Redemption Issued by Auditor; Recordation
§11A-3-40. Compulsory Redemption at Election of Auditor
§11A-3-42. Lands Subject to Sale by Auditor
§11A-3-43. Officers to Report Lands Subject to Sale
§11A-3-44. Auditor to Certify List of Lands to Be Sold; Lands So Certified Are Subject to Sale
§11A-3-45. Auditor to Hold Annual Auction
§11A-3-46. Publication of Notice of Auction
§11A-3-47. Redemption Prior to Sale
§11A-3-48. Unsold Lands Subject to Sale Without Auction or Additional Advertising
§11A-3-50. Receipt to Purchaser for Purchase Price
§11A-3-51. Deputy Commissioner to Report Sales to Auditor; Auditor to Approve Sales
§11A-3-52. Duties of Purchaser to Secure a Deed
§11A-3-53. Refund to Purchaser of Payment Made at Auditor S Sale Where Property Is Nonexistent
§11A-3-57. Notice of Redemption to Purchaser; Moneys Received by Sheriff
§11A-3-58. Distribution to Purchaser
§11A-3-59. Deed to Purchaser; Record
§11A-3-60. Compelling Service of Notice or Execution of Deed
§11A-3-61. One Deed for Adjoining Pieces of Real Estate Within the Same Tax District
§11A-3-62. Title Acquired by Individual Purchaser
§11A-3-63. Effect of Irregularity on Title Acquired by Purchaser
§11A-3-65. Right of Former Owner to Surplus Proceeds
§11A-3-66. Compensation of Auditor
§11A-3-67. Liability of Officer Failing to Perform Duty; Penalty
§11A-3-68. Disposition of Lands Heretofore Purchased by or Forfeited to State
§11A-3-70. Release of Title To, and Taxes On, Lands on Which All Taxes Paid for Ten Years
§11A-3-71. Deeds of Deputy Commissioner Conveying Coal, Oil, Gas, Timber and Other Natural Resources