{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-27-1-8","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 27-1-8","heading":"Resident of state and county.","body":"A \"resident of the state\" is any person who has had an established residency in this state for at least one year, and a \"resident of the county\" is any person who has had an established residency in a county for at least sixty days.","path":["CHAPTER 27. MENTALLY ILL PERSONS.","ARTICLE 1. WORDS AND PHRASES DEFINED."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/27-1-8/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:26:35Z","sha256":"fc8423d205a6a32aa370e132b60c9caf6adde21b776c139bc40ae6a3fdc47858","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-27-1-7","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-27-1-9"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}