Except as provided in this section, the clerk of the county commission of any county shall admit to record in the office of such clerk a copy of any contract, deed of trust, mortgage, lease, memorandum of lease, release, assignment, power of attorney or any other instrument or writing which has been certified by the clerk of the county commission of any other county of this state as being a true and correct copy and transcript from the records of said county. Any such recordations prior to the effective date of this section shall constitute notice with like effect as if such original instrument had been recorded therein. This section does not apply to deeds, wills or to any instrument filed in accordance with chapter forty-six of this code.
Structure West Virginia Code
Chapter 39. Records and Papers
Article 1. Authentication and Record of Writings
§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
§39-1-7. 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
§39-1-11a. 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