{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-14-1-16","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 14-1-16","heading":"Sale of real estate under execution -- Purchase of lands for state.","body":"When land levied on under execution on behalf of the state will not sell for the amount thereof, the Auditor, or such agent as is mentioned in section nineteen of this article, may purchase such land for the state.","path":["CHAPTER 14. CLAIMS DUE AND AGAINST THE STATE.","ARTICLE 1. CLAIMS DUE THE STATE."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/14-1-16/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:22:29Z","sha256":"733b39d406dd41e0665da1e69a80fca87be7a892245f64c230203bbe40e39c6d","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-14-1-15","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-14-1-17"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}