West Virginia § 39-3-2 - 39-3-2. Lost records or papers recorded or filed anew.
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§ 39-3-2. 39-3-2. Lost records or papers recorded or filed anew.
Where any book containing judgments, decrees, orders or proceedings of a court, or proceedings at rules, or any book containing the record of wills, deeds or other papers, or where any paper filed in a clerk's office, is lost, the clerk in whose office such book or paper was, upon the production to him of any original paper which was recorded in such book, or any attested copy of the record thereof, or of an attested copy of anything else in such book, or of any paper so filed, shall, on application, record or file the same anew. The record shall show whether it is made from an original or a copy, and how the paper from which it is made was authenticated or attested. Such record shall have the same effect that the record or paper for which it is substituted would have had.
Source: official West Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
Frequently Asked Questions About West Virginia § 39-3-2
What does West Virginia Code § 39-3-2 cover?
Section 39-3-2 ("39-3-2. Lost records or papers recorded or filed anew.") 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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