West Virginia Statutes
§ 11A-2-3 — Distraint
West Virginia·Ch. 11A COLLECTION AND ENFORCEMENT OF PROPERTY TAXES·Art. 2 DELINQUENCY AND METHODS OF ENFORCING PAYMENT
The sheriff may, as soon as taxes become delinquent, distrain any goods or chattels in the county belonging to the person or to the estate in land assessed with the taxes. If such goods or chattels are about to be removed from the county, the sheriff may distrain even before delinquency. Whenever rent payable by a tenant is a share of the crop, such share only, whether severed or not, shall be liable to distress for taxes assessed against the landlord.
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Legislative History
1941 Reg. Sess., HB269
Nearby Sections
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§ 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
When collection to commence