West Virginia § 38-6-10 - 38-6-10. Enforcement of forthcoming bond.
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§ 38-6-10. 38-6-10. Enforcement of forthcoming bond.
If the property, or any of it, mentioned in the forthcoming bond be not delivered as therein provided, the officer, unless payment be made of the amount due on the execution or warrant, including his fees and commissions, shall forthwith return such bond to the clerk's office from which the execution issued, or if it be a distress warrant, to the clerk's office of the circuit court of the county in which such warrant was issued. The clerk shall indorse on the bond the date of its return; and, against such of the persons who signed the same as may be alive when it is so returned, it shall have the force of a judgment. But no execution shall issue thereon under this section.
Source: official West Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does West Virginia Code § 38-6-10 cover?
Section 38-6-10 ("38-6-10. Enforcement of forthcoming bond.") 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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