West Virginia Statutes
§ 11A-2-5 — Distraint of encumbered property
West Virginia § 11A-2-5
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-2-5 (2026).
Text
No trust deed, mortgage or sale of goods and chattels shall prevent their being distrained for all taxes assessed against the grantor or former owner thereof, while such goods and chattels remain in his possession; nor shall such deed, mortgage or sale prevent their being distrained for taxes assessed on such goods and chattels, no matter in whose possession they may be found.
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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
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West Virginia § 11A-2-5, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/wv/11A/11A-2-5.