West Virginia § 14-2-2 Venue for certain suits and actions

West Virginia Statutes

§ 14-2-2 — Venue for certain suits and actions

West Virginia § 14-2-2

Ch. 14CLAIMS DUE AND AGAINST THE STATE

Art. 2CLAIMS AGAINST THE STATE

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Bluebook

W. Va. Code § 14-2-2 (2026).

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(a)Any suit, action, or proceeding in which the state, the Governor, any other state officer, or a state agency is made a party defendant, or any suit attempting to enjoin or otherwise suspend or affect a judgment or decree on behalf of the state obtained in any circuit court, may be brought and prosecuted in the circuit court of any county wherein the plaintiff or petitioner who is appearing in the action or proceeding resides, or where the cause of action arose; or, alternatively, in the circuit court of Kanawha County.

(b)Any proceeding for injunctive or mandamus relief involving the taking, title, or collection for or prevention of damage to real property may be brought and presented in the circuit court of the county in which the real property affected is situate.

(c)This section

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(a) Any suit, action, or proceeding in which the state, the Governor, any other state officer, or a state agency is made a party defendant, or any suit attempting to enjoin or otherwise suspend or affect a judgment or decree on behalf of the state obtained in any circuit court, may be brought and prosecuted in the circuit court of any county wherein the plaintiff or petitioner who is appearing in the action or proceeding resides, or where the cause of action arose; or, alternatively, in the circuit court of Kanawha County.

(b) Any proceeding for injunctive or mandamus relief involving the taking, title, or collection for or prevention of damage to real property may be brought and presented in the circuit court of the county in which the real property affected is situate.

(c) This section shall apply only to such proceedings as are not prohibited by the Constitutional immunity of the state from suit under section thirty-five, article six of the Constitution of the State.

Legislative History

2018 Reg. Sess., HB2028; 2017 Reg. Sess., HB2028; 2006 Reg. Sess., SB107; 2005 Reg. Sess., SB542; 1976 Reg. Sess., HB1034; 1974 Reg. Sess., HB1125; 1967 Reg. Sess., SB332; 1953 Reg. Sess., HB487; 1945 Reg. Sess., HB64; 1941 Reg. Sess., HB218