{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-36-8a-7","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 36-8A-7","heading":"Immunity of law-enforcement agencies.","body":"If a law-enforcement agency delivers, sells or donates any item of unclaimed stolen property in good faith and in accordance with the provisions of this article, the law-enforcement agency and its chief executive, officers and employees involved in the delivery, sale or donation shall be immune from any subsequent claim of a person who purports to be the true owner of the item and who did not claim the item prior to the delivery, sale or donation.","path":["CHAPTER 36. ESTATES AND PROPERTY.","ARTICLE 8A. UNCLAIMED STOLEN PROPERTY HELD BY LAW-ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/36-8A-7/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:29:02Z","sha256":"d53cf3d50ba47716f66dfd5a7678d9e7d5143e9ddb572c1fafd79683c322223a","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-36-8a-6","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-36-8a-8"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}