{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-2-2-5","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 2-2-5","heading":"Acts by agent or deputy.","body":"When a statute requires an act to be done by an officer or person, it shall be sufficient if it be done by his agent or deputy, unless it be such as cannot lawfully be done by deputation.","path":["CHAPTER 2. COMMON LAW, STATUTES, LEGAL HOLIDAYS, DEFINITIONS AND LEGAL CAPACITY.","ARTICLE 2. LEGAL HOLIDAYS; SPECIAL MEMORIAL DAYS; CONSTRUCTION OF STATUTES; DEFINITIONS."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/2-2-5/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:19:28Z","sha256":"382c092e2e2f92f52e4aa4ef6dd8df590efcfb6976400342e622fe8881227899","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-2-2-4","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-2-2-6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}