W. Va. Code § 55-10-5

When article applies

Known as the Revised Uniform Arbitration Act

The act spans §§ 55–55 (33 sections).

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case W. Va. Inv. Mgmt. Bd., Body Corporate v. Variable Annuity Life Ins. Co. (2018)

Most recently applied in W. Va. Inv. Mgmt. Bd., Body Corporate v. Variable Annuity Life Ins. Co. (June 2018)

(a) This article governs an agreement to arbitrate made on or after July 1, 2015.

(b) This article governs an agreement to arbitrate made before July 1, 2015, if all the parties to the agreement or to the arbitration proceeding so agree in a record. Such record may be made at any point and, for the mutual covenants contained therein, no additional consideration is required by either party.

(c) Any agreement to arbitrate renewed of continued on or after July 1, 2015, shall be governed by this agreement and, for the mutual covenants contained therein, no additional consideration is required by either party.

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