West Virginia § 39-1-7 False certificate of acknowledgment

West Virginia Statutes

§ 39-1-7 — False certificate of acknowledgment

West Virginia § 39-1-7

Ch. 39RECORDS AND PAPERS

Art. 1AUTHENTICATION AND RECORD OF WRITINGS

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W. Va. Code § 39-1-7 (2026).

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If any person shall in any case wilfully make any false certificate of acknowledgment, contrary to the true facts in the case, or shall certify the acknowledgment of any person whom he does not personally know to be the person whose name is signed to the writing acknowledged, he shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof, be fined not more than $500, and imprisoned not more than sixty days, at the discretion of the court.

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If any person shall in any case wilfully make any false certificate of acknowledgment, contrary to the true facts in the case, or shall certify the acknowledgment of any person whom he does not personally know to be the person whose name is signed to the writing acknowledged, he shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof, be fined not more than $500, and imprisoned not more than sixty days, at the discretion of the court.