West Virginia § 8-15-6 - 8-15-6. Dissolution of volunteer fire company.
Full text of West Virginia West Virginia Code § 8-15-6 — 8-15-6. Dissolution of volunteer fire company., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 8-15-6. 8-15-6. Dissolution of volunteer fire company.
Whenever the governing body shall ascertain that such company has failed, for three months successively, to consist of twenty effective members, or shall ascertain that it has failed for a like period of time to have and keep in good, serviceable condition an engine, hose or other proper equipment, such governing body shall declare such failure and by order dissolve the company.
Whenever a company is dissolved, the order of dissolution shall be recorded in the office of the clerk of the county court of the county wherein such municipality or the major portion of the territory thereof is located.
Source: official West Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 8-15-6 ("8-15-6. Dissolution of volunteer fire company.") 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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