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Home » US Law » 2022 West Virginia Code » Chapter 11A. Collection and Enforcement of Property Taxes » Article 3. Sale of Tax Liens and Nonentered, Escheated and Waste and Unappropriated Lands

§11A-3-1. Declaration of Legislative Purpose and Policy

In view of the paramount necessity of providing regular tax income for the state, county, and municipal governments, particularly for school purposes; and in view of the further fact that delinquent land not only constitutes a public liability, but also represents a failure on the part of delinquent private owners to bear a fair share […]

§11A-3-10. Sheriff to Account for Proceeds; Disposition of Surplus

(a) The sheriff shall account for the proceeds of all redemptions included in such list in the same way he or she accounts for other taxes collected by him or her. (b) All real estate included in the first delinquent list sent to the Auditor, and not accounted for in the list of redemptions and […]

§11A-3-11. Return of List Certifications; Redemptions

(a) Within one month after completion of the certification, the sheriff shall deliver the original list of redemptions and certifications described in 11A-3-9 of this code, with a copy thereof, to the clerk of the county commission. The clerk shall bind the original of such list in a permanent book to be kept for the […]

§11A-3-12. Amendment of Such List

If the sheriff shall make any error or omission in the list of redemptions and certifications returned to the clerk of the county commission, he or she or any person interested may, within 30 days after the publication of such list, apply by petition to the county commission for an order permitting or requiring amendment […]

§11A-3-13. Publication by Sheriff of Certification List

Within one month after completion of the certification, the sheriff shall prepare and publish a list of all the certifications made by him or her, in form or effect as follows, which list shall be published as a Class II-0 legal advertisement in compliance with the provisions of 59-3-1 et seq. of this code, and […]

§11A-3-2. Second Publication of List of Delinquent Real Estate; Notice

(a) On or before the September 10 of each year, the sheriff shall prepare a second list of delinquent lands, which shall include all real estate in his or her county remaining delinquent as of the first day of September, together with a notice of sale, in form or effect as follows: Notice is hereby […]