{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-28-5-34","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 28-5-34","heading":"When estate committed to sheriff as committee.","body":"If the person so appointed refuse the trust, or fail to give bond as aforesaid, the county court, on like motion, shall, or such court may in the first instance, commit the estate to the sheriff of the county, who shall be the committee, and he and the sureties on his official bond shall be bound for the faithful performance of his trust.","path":["CHAPTER 28. STATE CORRECTIONAL AND PENAL INSTITUTIONS.","ARTICLE 5. THE PENITENTIARY."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/28-5-34/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:26:39Z","sha256":"1ffc3b453cd3a7ab34afcce6a195a2c22679d6351ea396e5d875111378b56bfd","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-28-5-33","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-28-5-35"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}