{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-36-3-5","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 36-3-5","heading":"Form of deed.","body":"A deed may be made in the following form, or to the same effect: \"This deed made the ........ day of ........., in the year ........, between (here insert names of parties), witnesseth: That in consideration of (here state the consideration), the said ............... grants unto the said ............... all, etc. (Here describe the property, and insert covenants or any other provisions.) Witness the following signature.\"","path":["CHAPTER 36. ESTATES AND PROPERTY.","ARTICLE 3. FORM AND EFFECT OF DEEDS AND CONTRACTS."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/36-3-5/","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":"ae6c085dc3ba872e30b117564b16b5244e57f12b53b66610cad340c2f0bf4963","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-36-3-4","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-36-3-5a"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}