West Virginia Code
Chapter 38. Liens
Article 16. Fraudulent Common Law Liens

§38-16-101. Definitions; Application of Definitions - §38-16-101. Definitions; application of definitions. For the purposes of this...

§38-16-102. Court of Competent Jurisdiction Defined - "Court of competent jurisdiction" means a circuit court, magistrate court...

§38-16-103. Federal Government Defined - "Federal government" means the government of the United States of...

§38-16-104. Federal Official or Employee Defined - "Federal official or employee" means an officer or employee of...

§38-16-105. Lien Defined - "Lien" means a charge against or an interest in property...

§38-16-106. Nonconsensual Common Law Lien Defined - "Nonconsensual common law lien" means a fraudulent lien that is...

§38-16-107. Purported Court Defined - "Purported court" means a so-called common law court or other...

§38-16-108. State or Local Official or Employee Defined - "State or local official or employee" means a person, whether...

§38-16-201. Bonafide Liens Are Not Affected by This Article - §38-16-201. Bonafide liens are not affected by this article. Regardless...

§38-16-202. Real Property Common Law Liens Unenforceable; Personal Property Common Law Liens Limited - (a) A common law lien against real property is invalid...

§38-16-301. Filing or Recording a Claim of Nonconsensual Commonlaw Lien Is of No Force or Effect - §38-16-301. Filing or recording a claim of nonconsensual commonlaw lien...

§38-16-302. No Duty to Accept Filing of Purported Common Law Lien; No Duty to Reject Filing of Purported Common Law Lien - A clerk of a county commission or other person has...

§38-16-303. Claim of Lien Against a Federal Official or Employee or a State or Local Official or Employee; Performance of Duties; Validity; No Duty to Accept Filing; Notice of Invalid Lien - (a) Any claim of lien against a federal official or...

§38-16-304. No Duty to Disclose Record of Common Law Lien - No person has a duty to disclose an instrument of...

§38-16-305. Immunity From Liability for Failure to Accept Filing or Disclose Common Law Lien - A clerk of the county commission or other person is...

§38-16-306. No Duty to Disclose Fraudulent Lien Record; Lien of Purported Court Is a Nullity - (a) An attorney, title insurance company or other title examiner...

§38-16-401. Notice by Clerk of Fraudulent Lien - §38-16-401. Notice by clerk of fraudulent lien. (a) If a...

§38-16-402. Action on Fraudulent Judgment Lien - (a) A person against whom a purported judgment was rendered...

§38-16-403. Action on Fraudulent Lien on Property - (a) A person who is the purported debtor or obligor...

§38-16-404. Costs and Attorneys' Fees - If, following a hearing on the matter, the court determines...

§38-16-405. Warning Sign - A clerk of the county commission shall post a sign,...

§38-16-406. Documents Filed With Secretary of State - (a) If the lien or other claim that is the...

§38-16-501. Liability - §38-16-501. Liability. (a) A person may not make, present, or...

§38-16-502. Cause of Action - The following persons may bring an action to enjoin violation...

§38-16-503. Venue - An action under this part 5 may be brought in...

§38-16-504. Filing Fees - (a) The fee for filing an action under this chapter...

§38-16-505. Plaintiff's Costs - (a) The court shall award the plaintiff the costs of...

§38-16-506. Effect on Other Law - This part 5 is cumulative of other law under which...