W. Va. Code § 38-16-306: No duty to disclose fraudulent lien record; lien of purported court is a nullity.
Where this section sits in the code
- CHAPTER 38. LIENS.
- ARTICLE 16. FRAUDULENT COMMON LAW LIENS.
(a) An attorney, title insurance company or other title examiner does not have a duty to disclose a fraudulent court record, document, or instrument purporting to create a nonconsensual common law lien asserting a claim on real property or an interest in real property in connection with a sale, conveyance, mortgage, or other transfer of the real property or interest in real property.
(b) A purported judgment lien or document establishing or purporting to establish a judgment lien against property in this state, that is issued or purportedly issued by a court or a purported court other than a court established under the laws of this state or the United States, is a nullity and has no effect in the determination of any title or right to the property.
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