The court certifying a question shall issue a certification order and shall forward it to the designated receiving court. Before responding to a certified question, the receiving court may require the certifying court to deliver its record, or any portion of the record, to the receiving court.
W. Va. Code § 51-1A-5
Certification order; record
Known as the Uniform Certification of Questions of Law Act
The act spans §§ 51-1A-1 to 51-1A-9 (13 sections).
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 234 W. Va. 526 - Clifton G. Valentine v. Sugar Rock, Inc. and Gerald D. and Teresa D. Hall (2014)
Most recently applied in 234 W. Va. 526 - Clifton G. Valentine v. Sugar Rock, Inc. and Gerald D. and Teresa D. Hall (November 2014)
Official source: West Virginia Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain West Virginia statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.