West Virginia Statutes
§ 6-5-1 — When terms of office to begin
West Virginia § 6-5-1
JurisdictionWest Virginia
Ch. 6GENERAL PROVISIONS RESPECTING OFFICERS
Art. 5TERMS OF OFFICE; MATTERS AFFECTING THE RIGHT TO HOLD OFFICE
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Bluebook
W. Va. Code § 6-5-1 (2026).
Text
The terms of officers, except when elected or appointed to fill vacancies, shall begin respectively as follows: That of Governor, Secretary of State, State Superintendent of Free Schools, Treasurer, Auditor, Attorney General and Commissioner of Agriculture, on the first Monday after the second Wednesday of January next after their election; that of a member of the Legislature, on December 1, next after his or her election; and that of the justices of the Supreme Court of Appeals, the judges of the Intermediate Court of Appeals, the judges of the several circuit courts, the judges of the family and other inferior courts, the county commissioners, prosecuting attorneys, surveyors of land, assessors, sheriffs, clerks of the circuit, or other inferior courts, clerks of the county commissions,
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Legislative History
2021 Reg. Sess., SB275; 2015 Reg. Sess., HB2010; 1939 Reg. Sess., SB212
Nearby Sections
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§ 6-1-1
Members of Congress§ 6-1-2
Members of State Legislature§ 6-1-3
Other officers§ 6-1-4
Before whom taken§ 6-1-5
When taken§ 6-1-7
Acting before taking oath§ 6-11-1
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West Virginia § 6-5-1, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/wv/6/6-5-1.