{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-31a-9-9","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 31A-9-9","heading":"When creditor process enforceable against bank.","body":"(a) Subject to subsection (b) of this section, creditor process with respect to a special deposit is not enforceable against the bank holding the special deposit.\n(b) Creditor process is enforceable against the bank holding a special deposit with respect to an amount the bank is obligated to pay a beneficiary or a depositor if the process:\n(1) Is served on the bank;\n(2) Provides sufficient information to permit the bank to identify the depositor or the beneficiary from the bank's books and records; and\n(3) Gives the bank a reasonable opportunity to act on the process.\n(c) Creditor process served on a bank before it is enforceable against the bank under subsection (b) of this section does not create a right of the creditor against the bank or a duty of the bank to the creditor. Other law determines whether creditor process creates a lien enforceable against the beneficiary on a contingent interest of a beneficiary, including a depositor as a beneficiary, even if not enforceable against the bank.","path":["CHAPTER 31A. BANKS AND BANKING.","ARTICLE 9. THE UNIFORM SPECIAL DEPOSITS ACT."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/31A-9-9/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:27:59Z","sha256":"9e63efd42f68627126a25e5418b1c9e52742a5430d1ac1079f6e8ce34071dfcf","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-31a-9-8","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-31a-9-10"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}