Where any book or paper is obliterated, defaced or injured so as to be in whole or in part illegible, or is destroyed, or carried away and concealed, or is in the possession or control of armed rebels or a public enemy, it shall be deemed lost for the purposes of this article.
Structure West Virginia Code
Chapter 39. Records and Papers
Article 3. Reconstruction of Lost Records and Papers
§39-3-1. Admission to Record of Certified Copy When Original Writing Lost, Mislaid or Destroyed
§39-3-2. Lost Records or Papers Recorded or Filed Anew
§39-3-3. Recordation of Certified Copies at Instance of County Court When Record Lost or Destroyed
§39-3-4. Loss of Court Records; Reentries
§39-3-5. Loss of Original Papers in Any Cause or Appellate Court Record; Effect of Papers Supplied
§39-3-6. When Books or Papers Deemed Lost
§39-3-7. Procedure to Prove Contents of Lost Papers or Records -- Generally
§39-3-8. Procedure to Prove Contents of Lost Papers or Records -- Right to Rehearing
§39-3-9. Taking Testimony as to Lost Records -- Action by County Clerk
§39-3-10. Taking Testimony as to Lost Records -- Record
§39-3-11. Taking Testimony as to Lost Records -- Publication of Notice
§39-3-12. Taking Testimony as to Lost Records -- Subjects of Inquiry
§39-3-13. Taking Testimony as to Lost Records -- Powers of Clerk; Death, etc., of Clerk
§39-3-14. Taking Testimony as to Lost Records -- Fees Payable to Clerk and Witnesses
§39-3-16. Taking Testimony as to Lost Records -- Admissibility of Depositions or Copies