{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-37b-4-4","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 37B-4-4","heading":"Report of unknown and unlocatable interest owners.","body":"(a) A holder shall:\n(1) Make a report to the administrator each calendar quarter concerning reserved interests for each unknown or unlocatable interest owner;\n(2) Concurrently with the report required by subdivision (1) of this subsection, remit to the administrator the amount of the reserved interests; and\n(3) Submit the report and remittances required by this subsection by the first day of the month following each calendar quarter.\n(b) A report required by this section shall contain:\n(1) A full legal description of the coal interest and any other information that identifies the interest;\n(2) If known, the name, last known address, and Social Security number or taxpayer identification number of any unknown or unlocatable interest owner or apparent owner;\n(3) Any date on which reserved interests became payable with respect to the property; and\n(4) Any other information the administrator may prescribe by rule as necessary for the administration of this article.\n(c) Prior to the date a report is due to be filed, the holder of reserved interests may request the administrator extend the filing deadline. The administrator may grant an extension for good cause.\n(d) A holder is not liable to any person for wrongful use or appropriation of an interest owner’s personal information by another person described in the reports required by this section.\n(e) A holder’s obligations regarding any unknown or unlocatable interest owner, as required by this chapter, are satisfied when the report and remittances required by this section are submitted to the administrator.","path":["CHAPTER 37B. MINERAL DEVELOPMENT.","ARTICLE 4. UNKNOWN AND UNLOCATABLE COAL INTEREST OWNERS ACT."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/37B-4-4/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:29:12Z","sha256":"5579d6945bc6c8ed15090fa7b0f90663abded7a9fc0a64e7b85ead1eee3b0cb5","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-37b-4-3","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-37b-4-5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}