West Virginia § 38-6-6 - 38-6-6. Disposition of surplus proceeds.
Full text of West Virginia West Virginia Code § 38-6-6 — 38-6-6. Disposition of surplus proceeds., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 38-6-6. 38-6-6. Disposition of surplus proceeds.
When property, the sale of which is indemnified, sells for more than enough to satisfy the execution or distress warrant under which it is taken, the surplus shall be paid by the officer into the court to the office whereof the indemnifying bond is required to be returned, or as such court may direct. Such court may make such order for the disposition thereof, either temporarily until the question as to the title of the property sold is determined, or absolutely, as in respect to the rights of those interested may seem to it proper.
Source: official West Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 38-6-6 ("38-6-6. Disposition of surplus proceeds.") is part of the West Virginia Code, the codified statutory law of West Virginia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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