{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-36-3-3","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 36-3-3","heading":"Other effects of seal.","body":"The affixing of a seal, or any symbol or word intended to have the effect of a seal, to any instrument conveying or agreeing to convey land, or any interest whatever in land, shall not give to such instrument any additional force or effect, either by way of importing a consideration or in any other manner whatsoever, either at law, or in equity, than such instrument would have if it were unsealed.","path":["CHAPTER 36. ESTATES AND PROPERTY.","ARTICLE 3. FORM AND EFFECT OF DEEDS AND CONTRACTS."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/36-3-3/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:28:59Z","sha256":"a1bb619380b1ef1581934c9cfb7c747ff2d6512dd448690eb1246d4619803560","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-36-3-2","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-36-3-4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}