{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-38-16-301","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 38-16-301","heading":"Filing or recording a claim of nonconsensual commonlaw lien is of no force or effect.","body":"A nonconsensual common law lien is invalid and does not constitute a charge against property or create an interest in property. The filing or recording of a document that purports to evidence a nonconsensual common law lien is a nullity and is of no force or effect.","path":["CHAPTER 38. LIENS.","ARTICLE 16. FRAUDULENT COMMON LAW LIENS.","PART III. PROVISIONS GOVERNING THE FILING OF CLAIMS OF COMMON LAW LIENS."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/38-16-301/","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":"21f0da9225a56f70640ef2f1f601045526cff615f2488550fbeafcc48eab5b69","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-38-16-202","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-38-16-302"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}