West Virginia § 8-2-3 - 8-2-3. Hearing on petition; notice; dismissal.
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§ 8-2-3. 8-2-3. Hearing on petition; notice; dismissal.
Upon the filing of such petition, the county court shall set the same for hearing not sooner than ten days and not later than thirty days thereafter, and the petitioners shall cause notice of the filing of said petition and of the date, time and place of hearing thereon to be published as a Class II legal advertisement in compliance with the provisions of article three, chapter fifty-nine of this code, and the publication area for such publication shall be the territory sought to be incorporated.
Upon the date set for hearing, the county court shall hear evidence for and against the proposed incorporation, and if it shall determine that the requirements of sections one and two of this article have not been met, it shall forthwith enter an order dismissing said petition.
Source: official West Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 8-2-3 ("8-2-3. Hearing on petition; notice; dismissal.") 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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