{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-35-1-3","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 35-1-3","heading":"Property not to be taken from a religious organization.","body":"Notwithstanding the provisions of section one of this article, no lot of ground or property now used for religious purposes shall be taken from the members of the church, religious sect, society, or denomination, or of the individual church, parish, congregation or branch, that has heretofore purchased the same, or for whose use or benefit it was heretofore conveyed, devised or dedicated.","path":["CHAPTER 35. PROPERTY OF RELIGIOUS, EDUCATIONAL AND CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS.","ARTICLE 1. RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/35-1-3/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:28:57Z","sha256":"8376b8c189a4331eeeade10d7cf976777c04a337f39c67150efcc715a6b73434","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-35-1-2","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-35-1-4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}