West Virginia § 56-2-4 Motion on certain bonds

West Virginia Statutes

§ 56-2-4 — Motion on certain bonds

West Virginia § 56-2-4

Ch. 56PLEADING AND PRACTICE

Art. 2NOTICES AND MOTIONS

This text of West Virginia § 56-2-4 (Motion on certain bonds) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering West Virginia primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook

W. Va. Code § 56-2-4 (2026).

Text

In the case of any bond taken by an officer, or given by a sheriff or constable, and returned to or filed in the office of the clerk of the county court of the county, or any bond or recognizance taken in a criminal case or proceeding, the circuit court of the county, or the court in which any such bond or recognizance is given, may, on motion of any person, or the state, as the case may be, give judgment for so much money as he or the state, is entitled, by virtue of such bond, to recover by action.

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

In the case of any bond taken by an officer, or given by a sheriff or constable, and returned to or filed in the office of the clerk of the county court of the county, or any bond or recognizance taken in a criminal case or proceeding, the circuit court of the county, or the court in which any such bond or recognizance is given, may, on motion of any person, or the state, as the case may be, give judgment for so much money as he or the state, is entitled, by virtue of such bond, to recover by action.