If any person shall in any case wilfully make any false certificate of acknowledgment, contrary to the true facts in the case, or shall certify the acknowledgment of any person whom he does not personally know to be the person whose name is signed to the writing acknowledged, he shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof, be fined not more than $500, and imprisoned not more than sixty days, at the discretion of the court.
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