West Virginia Code — 57
Browse 48 sections in division 57 of the West Virginia code. Each section page includes the full statutory text, official source links, and citation guidance.
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- § 57-1-1. 57-1-1. Copies of legislative journals, acts and resolutions.
- § 57-1-2. 57-1-2. Local or private acts and resolutions of Legislature; judicial notice thereof.
- § 57-1-3. 57-1-3. Copies of Virginia laws.
- § 57-1-4. 57-1-4. Judicial notice of foreign laws.
- § 57-1-5. 57-1-5. Notice by courts and officers of signatures of judges or Governor.
- § 57-1-6. 57-1-6. Copies of certain deeds.
- § 57-1-7. 57-1-7. Copies of records, bonds or papers in public offices; certificate of Auditor.
- § 57-1-8. 57-1-8. Copy of writing filed in one suit may be filed in another suit on same writing.
- § 57-1-9. 57-1-9. Application of §§57-1-7 and 57-1-8 to records or papers in public offices in Virginia.
- § 57-1-10. 57-1-10. Certificate of clerk of county court as to certain tax records.
- § 57-1-11. 57-1-11. Withdrawal of original paper filed in cause; retention of copy.
- § 57-1-12. 57-1-12. Authentication of records and proceedings of courts of United States or other states; full faith and credit.
- § 57-1-13. 57-1-13. Authentication of public records not pertaining to courts; full faith and credit.
- § 57-1-14. 57-1-14. Authentication of foreign deeds, powers of attorney, policies of insurance, etc.
- § 57-2-1. 57-2-1. Handwriting analysis.
- § 57-2-2. 57-2-2. When attesting witness need not be called.
- § 57-2-3. 57-2-3. Statement by accused upon legal examination.
- § 57-2-4. 57-2-4. Justification and mitigation of damages in action for defamation.
- § 57-3-1. 57-3-1. Party or interested person competent as witness; exception as to transaction or communication with deceased or insane person; right of person sued to give evidence in action for death by wrongful act.
- § 57-3-2. 57-3-2. Competency of husband and wife to testify.
- § 57-3-3. 57-3-3. Testimony of husband and wife in criminal cases.
- § 57-3-4. 57-3-4. Confidential communications between husband and wife.
- § 57-3-5. 57-3-5. Competency of convicts as witnesses.
- § 57-3-6. 57-3-6. Competency of accused as witness.
- § 57-3-7. 57-3-7. No person incompetent as witness by reason of race or color.
- § 57-3-8. 57-3-8. Competency of chiropractors as witnesses.
- § 57-3-9. 57-3-9. Communications to priests, nuns, clergy, rabbis, Christian Science practitioners or other religious counselors not subject to being compelled as testimony.
- § 57-3-10. 57-3-10. Reporters' Privilege.
- § 57-3-11. 57-3-11. Privileged peer support communications.
- § 57-4-1. 57-4-1. Taking and certification of depositions -- Generally.
- § 57-4-2. 57-4-2. Taking and certification of depositions -- Out-of state and in foreign countries.
- § 57-4-3. 57-4-3. Notice of taking of depositions; when deposition may be read in equity.
- § 57-4-4. 57-4-4. Circumstances under which deposition may be read in case at law; attendance of deponent out of county may be required.
- § 57-4-5. 57-4-5. When deposition may be read by adverse party.
- § 57-4-6. 57-4-6. Taking deposition after judgment, decree or order; reading thereof in future trial.
- § 57-4-7. 57-4-7. How testimony perpetuated.
- § 57-5-1. 57-5-1. Summons for witnesses.
- § 57-5-2. 57-5-2. When witness may be compelled to give evidence against himself immunity of witness from prosecution.
- § 57-5-3. 57-5-3. Production of writings -- By party.
- § 57-5-4. 57-5-4. Production of writings -- By person other than party.
- § 57-5-5. 57-5-5. Failure of witness to attend or produce writing.
- § 57-5-6. 57-5-6. Commitment to jail of person attending but refusing to testify or produce writing.
- § 57-5-7. 57-5-7. Interpreters required.
- § 57-5-8. 57-5-8. Who may administer oath to witness.
- § 57-5-9. 57-5-9. Administration of oaths or taking of affidavits; authentication of affidavit made in another state or country; oaths and affidavits of persons in military service.
- § 57-5-10. 57-5-10. Affidavit of nonresidence; affidavit of publication in newspaper.
- § 57-5-11. 57-5-11. Disposal of exhibits or articles offered in evidence; disposal of property in hands of law-enforcement officials.
- § 57-5-12. 57-5-12. Certain documents deemed duplicates.