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Home » US Law » 2022 West Virginia Code » Chapter 51. Courts and Their Officers » Article 4. General Provisions Relating to Clerks of Courts

§51-4-1. Where Clerks' Offices to Be Kept

The clerk's office of the Supreme Court of Appeals shall be kept at the seat of government, unless such court shall direct it to be kept elsewhere. The clerks' offices of the circuit court and county court of every county shall be kept at the courthouse of such county, unless there shall have been a […]

§51-4-10. Duplicate Certificate of Allowance; Penalty

There shall be no duplicate certificate of any allowance of a court to be paid out of the treasury, unless the court, upon proof, by the oath of the party or otherwise, of the loss or destruction of the original certificate, shall order a duplicate, which shall show on its face that it is a […]

§51-4-2. Inspection of Records and Papers; Copies

The records and papers of every court shall be open to the inspection of any person, and the clerk shall, when required, furnish copies thereof, except in cases where it is otherwise specially provided.

§51-4-3. Preservation and Destruction of Papers; Microphotography and Electronic Storage

All papers lawfully returned to or filed in the clerk's office shall be preserved therein, subject to the conditions set out herein, until legally delivered out. Notwithstanding any other provision of this code to the contrary, the clerk may destroy all documents, records, instruments, books, papers, depositions and transcripts in any action or proceeding in […]

§51-4-4. Removal of Records or Papers Out of County; Penalty

None of the records or papers of a court shall be removed by the clerk, nor allowed by him or by the court to be removed, out of the county wherein the clerk's office is kept, except on an occasion of invasion or insurrection, actual or threatened, when, in the opinion of the court, or, […]

§51-4-6. Preparation of Bonds

Every clerk shall prepare in a proper manner any bond to be taken by or given before him or his court or the judge thereof in vacation.