West Virginia § 51-3-10 Opening after day fixed

West Virginia Statutes

§ 51-3-10 — Opening after day fixed

West Virginia § 51-3-10

Ch. 51COURTS AND THEIR OFFICERS

Art. 3COURTS IN GENERAL

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Bluebook

W. Va. Code § 51-3-10 (2026).

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Though court be not held on the first day of a term, it may nevertheless be opened on any subsequent day; provided, in the case of any court of record for any county, the same be done before four o'clock in the afternoon of the third day. If, after a court is opened, it fails to sit on any day, it may nevertheless sit on any subsequent day of the term: Provided, That in the case of any court of record for any county, there be not more than thirty consecutive days of such failure.

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Though court be not held on the first day of a term, it may nevertheless be opened on any subsequent day; provided, in the case of any court of record for any county, the same be done before four o'clock in the afternoon of the third day. If, after a court is opened, it fails to sit on any day, it may nevertheless sit on any subsequent day of the term: Provided, That in the case of any court of record for any county, there be not more than thirty consecutive days of such failure.