West Virginia Code
Chapter 51. Courts and Their Officers
Article 3. Courts in General

§51-3-1. Seals of Courts - For every court without one, the Governor shall provide a...

§51-3-2. Use of Private Seal - Until provided with an official seal, every clerk of such...

§51-3-3. Jurisdiction Over Watercourses - When any river or watercourse lies between any counties in...

§51-3-4. Records - The proceedings of every court shall be entered in a...

§51-3-5. Attending Officer - The Supreme Court of Appeals shall not be attended by...

§51-3-6. Citizenship and Taxpaying Not Ground for Disqualification of Judge, Sheriff or Other Court Officer - No judge of any court, and no sheriff or other...

§51-3-7. Place of Sessions of Courts of County; Destruction of Courthouse - Every circuit court, county court and other court of record...

§51-3-8. Change of Place or Time of Session by Governor - Whenever, by reason of the destruction of the building in...

§51-3-9. Limitation of §§51-3-7 and 51-3-8 - No such place of session for a circuit court, county...

§51-3-10. Opening After Day Fixed - Though court be not held on the first day of...

§51-3-11. Effect of Changing Time or Place of Session - When the place for holding any court, or the day...

§51-3-12. Adjournments - Any court of record may, at any term, whether regular,...

§51-3-13. Power of Judges of Circuit Courts to Act During Vacation of Court - The limitations upon the powers of circuit court judges to...

§51-3-14. Court Security Fund - (a) The offices and the clerks of the magistrate courts...

§51-3-15. Court Security Board, Terms - (a) There is hereby created a court security board who...

§51-3-16. Security Plans; Approval by Court Security Board; Awards; Training - (a) The sheriff of each county in conjunction with the...

§51-3-17. Promulgation of Legislative Rules - The board shall promulgate legislative rules pursuant to the provisions...

§51-3-18. Expeditious Filling of Judicial Vacancies - (a) The Legislature finds that when judicial offices created under...

§51-3-19. Courthouse Security Officers; Arrest Authority; Concealed-Carry Authority; Requirements for Participation; Authorization to Carry Firearms Concealed Consistent With Federal Law - (a) In furtherance of enhanced courthouse security for court personnel,...