The sheriff, after having received a transcript of the account which is to be sold, shall give notice by publication as a Class III-0 legal advertisement in compliance with the provisions of article three, chapter fifty-nine of this code, and the publication area for such publication shall be the county. Such notice shall be so published within the twenty-one consecutive days next preceding the date of sale. The notice shall state that he will proceed to sell to the highest bidder the claims or accounts mentioned in such notice. Such notice shall show the name of the sheriff or other officer and his sureties, in case there is evidence of his having executed a bond, the year or years for which he was indebted to the state, upon what account such indebtedness exists, and the amount shown to be due thereon by the Auditor's books, exclusive of interest, as well as the amount appearing to be due, with interest calculated to the day of sale.
Structure West Virginia Code
Chapter 14. Claims Due and Against the State
Article 1. Claims Due the State
§14-1-1. Who May Prosecute Debt Proceedings
§14-1-2. Method of Proceeding; Jurisdiction; Venue; Suing in Name of State
§14-1-3. Parties Defendant; Form of Judgment
§14-1-4. Expedition of Proceedings
§14-1-5. Form of Writ of Fieri Facias; Sale of Real Estate
§14-1-6. To Whom Execution Directed
§14-1-8. Sale of Real Estate Under Execution -- Notice; Place
§14-1-9. Sale of Real Estate Under Execution -- Conduct; Sale of Parcels
§14-1-10. Sale of Real Estate Under Execution -- Terms of Sale
§14-1-11. Sale of Real Estate Under Execution -- Conveyance
§14-1-12. Sale of Real Estate Under Execution -- Execution of Deeds in Certain Cases
§14-1-15. Sale of Real Estate Under Execution -- Property Unsold for Want of Bidders
§14-1-16. Sale of Real Estate Under Execution -- Purchase of Lands for State
§14-1-17. Sale of Real Estate Under Execution -- Return of Execution Where Property Encumbered
§14-1-18. Settlement or Dismissal of Claims
§14-1-18a. Consignment of Claims to Debt Collector
§14-1-18b. Regulations Applicable to Debt Collectors
§14-1-18c. List of Eligible Debt Collectors; Statutory Limitations Applicable to Debt Collectors
§14-1-19. Appointment of Collection Agents by Auditor
§14-1-20. Lands of State List by Clerk
§14-1-21. Lands of State Registration by Auditor
§14-1-22. Lands of State -- Sale
§14-1-23. Lands of State -- Record of Sale
§14-1-24. Compensation of Auditor's Agents for Collection of Debts
§14-1-25. Execution of Deeds in Certain Cases
§14-1-26. Reports to Legislature
§14-1-27. Debts Due State From Sheriffs or Other Officers -- Sale
§14-1-28. Debts Due State From Sheriffs or Other Officers -- Notice of Sale
§14-1-29. Debts Due State From Sheriffs or Other Officers -- Mode and Terms of Sale
§14-1-33. Debts Due State From Sheriffs or Other Officers -- Rights of Purchaser of Such Debts
§14-1-34. Commissions to Sheriff; Payment of Publication Costs
§14-1-35. Transfer by Defaulting Officer or Surety
§14-1-36. Settlement With Sureties
§14-1-37. United States Treasury Offset Program Authorized; Setoff of Federal Debts