West Virginia Statutes
§ 38-1A-1 — "Security trust" defined
West Virginia § 38-1A-1
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Bluebook
W. Va. Code § 38-1A-1 (2026).
Text
For the purposes of this article, the term "security trust" shall include a deed of trust, mortgage, bond or other instrument, entered into after the effective date of this article under which the title to real and personal property, or either of them, wholly situate in and including no property situate outside of the State of West Virginia, is conveyed, transferred, encumbered or pledged to secure the payment of money or the performance of an obligation: Provided, however, That the provisions of this article shall not apply to supplements to existing security trust instruments now of record executed pursuant to the provisions of said existing security trust instruments.
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Legislative History
1955 Reg. Sess., SB210; 1953 Reg. Sess., SB134
Nearby Sections
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§ 38-1-1
Vendor's lien; its enforcement§ 38-1-17
Personal property after foreclosure; notice and access to recover personal property; abandonment§ 38-1-1a
Deeds of trust conveying real and/or personal property; limitations on application of article§ 38-1-3
Sales under trust deeds§ 38-1-4
Notice of sale§ 38-1-5
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Bluebook (online)
West Virginia § 38-1A-1, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/wv/38/38-1A-1.