{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-1-3-1","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 1-3-1","heading":"Notice of intention to create new county.","body":"When it is intended to apply to the Legislature for the passage of an act to create a new county, a notice of such intention shall 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 each county from which any part of such new county is proposed to be taken.","path":["CHAPTER 1. THE STATE AND ITS SUBDIVISIONS.","ARTICLE 3. CREATION OF NEW COUNTY; CHANGE IN COUNTY LINE."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/1-3-1/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:19:27Z","sha256":"8b6bed8c37a3abedd44819a3cbf21386bc2d57c7de90c886a12447c1316434f5","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-1-2-4","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-1-3-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}