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W. Va. Code § 11A-3-9

Sheriff’s list of redemptions and certifications; oath

Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case 228 W. Va. 99 - FOSTER FOUNDATION v. Gainer (2011)

Most recently applied in 228 W. Va. 99 - FOSTER FOUNDATION v. Gainer (March 2011)

(a) As soon as the certification provided in §11A-3-8 of this code has been completed, the sheriff shall prepare a list of all tax liens on delinquent real estate redeemed before certification or certified to the Auditor. The heading of the list shall be in form or effect as follows:

List of tax liens on real estate in the county of __________, returned delinquent for nonpayment of taxes thereon for the year (or years) 20___, and redeemed before certification or certified to the Auditor.

(b) The sheriff shall, at the foot of the list, subscribe an oath, which shall be subscribed before and certified by some person duly authorized to administer oaths, in form or effect as follows:

I, __________, sheriff (or deputy sheriff or collector) of the county of __________, do swear that the above list contains a true account of all the tax liens on real estate within my county returned delinquent for nonpayment of taxes thereon for the year (or years) 20___, which were redeemed before certification or certified to the Auditor.

(c) Except for the heading and the oath, the Auditor shall prescribe the form of the list.

Official source: West Virginia Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain West Virginia statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.