West Virginia Statutes
§ 11A-2-12 — Penalty for inclusion of taxes paid in delinquent lists
West Virginia § 11A-2-12
JurisdictionWest Virginia
Ch. 11ACOLLECTION AND ENFORCEMENT OF PROPERTY TAXES
Art. 2DELINQUENCY AND METHODS OF ENFORCING PAYMENT
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Bluebook
W. Va. Code § 11A-2-12 (2026).
Text
If a sheriff shall include in one of the delinquent lists any taxes which have been collected by him he shall forfeit to the person named in the list, if the return was by design, ten times the amount of the taxes so collected, or if the return was by mistake, twice the amount.
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Legislative History
1941 Reg. Sess., HB269
Nearby Sections
15
§ 11A-1-1
Definition of terms§ 11A-1-11
Payment by fiduciary§ 11A-1-12
Receipt for taxes§ 11A-1-13
Accounts to be kept by sheriff§ 11A-1-14
Payment by sheriff into State Treasury§ 11A-1-17
Sheriff's commission for collection§ 11A-1-18
Exception§ 11A-1-2
Lien for real property taxes§ 11A-1-4
Collection by sheriff§ 11A-1-5
Appointment of collector; bond§ 11A-1-6
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West Virginia § 11A-2-12, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/wv/11A/11A-2-12.