{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-38-12-13","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 38-12-13","heading":"Penalty for failure of clerk or other officer.","body":"If any clerk or other officer shall fail in any duty imposed upon him by this article, he shall be liable to any party injured for all damages caused by such failure, or the person injured may, at his option, recover the sum of $50 from such clerk.","path":["CHAPTER 38. LIENS.","ARTICLE 12. RELEASE AND ASSIGNMENT OF LIENS."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/38-12-13/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:29:19Z","sha256":"fc7c9e4a5315718a468331f3c2cec9ca85bb5320a65b084f1e09709e1b3bf1bd","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-38-12-12","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-38-13-1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}