{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-38-16-105","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 38-16-105","heading":"Lien defined.","body":"\"Lien\" means a charge against or an interest in property to secure payment of a debt or performance of an obligation, and includes a security interest created by agreement, a judicial lien obtained by legal or equitable process or proceedings, a common law lien, or a statutory lien.","path":["CHAPTER 38. LIENS.","ARTICLE 16. FRAUDULENT COMMON LAW LIENS."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/38-16-105/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:29:20Z","sha256":"dc0200eb5e4c7deeae38c991e7a14e72e49ab6070df6c8ee14f852cbfe4b4d78","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-38-16-104","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-38-16-106"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}