{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-34-2-1","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 34-2-1","heading":"Method of recovery of unclaimed residuum and derelict property.","body":"The residuum of a decedent's estate, belonging to the state, and any property derelict, or having no rightful owner, may be recovered from any person in possession thereof, by a bill in equity in the name of the state.","path":["CHAPTER 34. ESTRAYS, DRIFT AND DERELICT PROPERTY.","ARTICLE 2. DERELICT PROPERTY."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/34-2-1/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:28:56Z","sha256":"ea4b82cab878aeb849769ef0d25ec5fc080b4114e6ef1cd7296180b75f224a54","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-34-1-11","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-34-2-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}