West Virginia § 38-12-8 Recordation of release; effect

West Virginia Statutes

§ 38-12-8 — Recordation of release; effect

West Virginia § 38-12-8

Ch. 38LIENS

Art. 12RELEASE AND ASSIGNMENT OF LIENS

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W. Va. Code § 38-12-8 (2026).

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When the release has been so signed and acknowledged, it may be presented for record to the clerk in whose office the lien thereby intended to be released is recorded or docketed, and from and after the time the same is so left for record (which time the clerk shall indorse thereon) such lien shall be discharged and extinguished, and the estate, of whatever kind, bound or affected thereby, shall be deemed to be vested in the former owner or those claiming under him as if such lien had never existed.

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When the release has been so signed and acknowledged, it may be presented for record to the clerk in whose office the lien thereby intended to be released is recorded or docketed, and from and after the time the same is so left for record (which time the clerk shall indorse thereon) such lien shall be discharged and extinguished, and the estate, of whatever kind, bound or affected thereby, shall be deemed to be vested in the former owner or those claiming under him as if such lien had never existed.