West Virginia Code
Chapter 1. The State and Its Subdivisions

Article 1. Limits and Jurisdiction

§1-1-1. Counties Comprising State of West Virginia - The state of West Virginia includes all the territory formerly...

§1-1-2. Jurisdiction Over Rivers - The jurisdiction of this state also extends over all the...

§1-1-3. Acquisition of Lands by United States; Jurisdiction - The consent of this state is hereby given to the...

§1-1-4. Execution of Process and Other Jurisdiction as to Land Acquired by United States - The state of West Virginia reserves the right to execute...

§1-1-5. West Virginia Coordinate Systems; Definitions; Plane Coordinates, Limitations of Use; Conversion Factor for Meters to Feet; Official Geodetic Datum - (a) The following acronyms used throughout this section shall have...

Article 2. Apportionment of Representation

§1-2-1. Senatorial Districts - (a) This section shall be known and may be cited...

§1-2-2. Apportionment of Membership of House of Delegates - (a) As used in this section: (1) "County" means the...

§1-2-2b. Precinct Boundary Changes - If an election precinct of this state includes territory contained...

§1-2-2c. Redistricting - Upon the reapportionment and redistricting of the Legislature following the...

§1-2-3. Congressional Districts - The number of members to which the state is entitled...

§1-2-4. Severability of Provisions of Article - If section one, two or three of this article or...

Article 3. Creation of New County; Change in County Line

§1-3-1. Notice of Intention to Create New County - When it is intended to apply to the Legislature for...

§1-3-2. Survey and Census; Area and Population - The county court of each of the counties out of...

§1-3-3. Submission of Question of Creation of New County to Voters; Copies of Surveys, Census and Declaration of Result of Election - If it appear, by such surveys and census, that there...

§1-3-4. Plat of New County - From the plats showing the portion of each county to...

§1-3-5. Certificates to Accompany Application to Legislature - Every application to the Legislature for the formation of a...

§1-3-6. Payment of Expenses - All the expenses attending the publication of the notices, the...

§1-3-7. Filing Plat of New County After Its Creation; Change of Boundaries - If the proposed new county be created with the boundaries...

§1-3-8. Collection of and Accounting for Public Funds; Officers' Fees; Execution of Process - All taxes and levies assessed or laid in any county...

§1-3-9. Jurisdiction of Courts; Transfer of Cases - The courts which, at the time of the passage of...

§1-3-10. Transfer of Proceedings Pending Before a Justice - Any proceeding pending before a justice of an old county...

§1-3-11. Jurisdiction of Old Officers to Continue Until New Officers Appointed - The sheriffs and other officers of the counties from which...

§1-3-12. Officers of Old County Required to Reside Therein - In any case where the residence of a sheriff or...

§1-3-13. District Offices Not Vacated - The creation of a new county shall not vacate the...

§1-3-14. Notice and Survey in Case of Changing County Line - When it is proposed to change a county line, a...

Article 4. Seat of Government of Political Subdivisions

§1-4-1. Relocation Due to Emergency Caused by Enemy Attack or Threat Thereof - Whenever, due to an emergency resulting from the effects of...

§1-4-2. Conduct of Public Business and Exercise of Governmental Functions at Temporary Location; Validity of Acts - During the period when the public business is being conducted...

§1-4-3. Provisions of Article to Control and Supersede Statutory and Charter Law - The provisions of this article shall control and be supreme...

Article 5. Acquisition and Disposition of Real Property by and Between Public Bodies

§1-5-1. Legislative Findings and Purpose - This article is enacted to facilitate and expedite the acquisition...

§1-5-2. Scope of Article; Public Body Defined - The provisions of this article shall apply to the State...

§1-5-3. Acquisition and Disposition of Real Property; Approval by Board of Public Works; Conveyances - Any public body is hereby authorized and empowered to acquire...

§1-5-4. Repeal - All acts or parts of acts which are inconsistent with...

§1-5-5. Severability - If any provision of this article or the application thereof...

Article 6. State Purchase of American-Made Flags

§1-6-1. Purchasing Requirements - Any United States flag or flag of the State of...

Article 7. The Protect Our Right to Unite Act

§1-7-1. Legislative Purpose - The purpose of this article is to protect an individuals...

§1-7-2. Definitions - For the purposes of this article: (1) "Donor or membership...

§1-7-3. Protecting Privacy of Association - (a) Except as otherwise provided in chapter 3 of this...

§1-7-4. Civil Remedies - (a) An individual may bring a civil action to enjoin...