{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-24-3-9","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 24-3-9","heading":"Easement and right-of-way.","body":"A public utility may not acquire an easement or right-of-way unless the deed or other instrument granting or reserving the easement or right-of-way describes the property in accordance with the requirements of section five-a, article three, chapter thirty-six of this code.","path":["CHAPTER 24. PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION.","ARTICLE 3. DUTIES AND PRIVILEGES OF PUBLIC UTILITIES SUBJECT TO REGULATIONS OF COMMISSION."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/24-3-9/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:26:27Z","sha256":"de75a06ad31357e86c06fda77bd2bcc7edf733a0ff62f7c21c7b4cb608391523","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-24-3-8","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-24-3-10"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}