{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-36-3-1","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 36-3-1","heading":"Seal not necessary in conveyances of land.","body":"The affixing of a seal, or any symbol or word intended to have the effect of a seal, shall not be necessary to give validity to any deed, trust deed, mortgage, or other conveyance of an estate of inheritance or freehold in land, or any estate of any duration therein.","path":["CHAPTER 36. ESTATES AND PROPERTY.","ARTICLE 3. FORM AND EFFECT OF DEEDS AND CONTRACTS."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/36-3-1/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:28:59Z","sha256":"4b5ba978e2409704135b949371000184e2c88088cecd5f058cab662b9ad33884","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-36-2-13","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-36-3-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}