{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-16-5-35","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 16-5-35","heading":"Registration of marriages.","body":"(a) On or before the tenth day of each month, the county clerk of each county shall forward to the state Registrar a report of all marriage records made by him or her during the previous month, on a form prescribed or furnished by the state Registrar.\n(b) The State Registrar shall preserve and index all records received under the provisions of this section and shall upon request issue a certified copy of the records, which shall be prima facie evidence of the facts stated in the certified copies in all courts in this state.","path":["CHAPTER 16. PUBLIC HEALTH.","ARTICLE 5. VITAL STATISTICS."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/16-5-35/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:23:15Z","sha256":"2f7091e529b19ebd9869ef364cfaccab5ef452cf46328f834b5020fff0008a8d","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-16-5-34","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-16-5-36"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}