{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-38-16-306","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 38-16-306","heading":"No duty to disclose fraudulent lien record; lien of purported court is a nullity.","body":"(a) An attorney, title insurance company or other title examiner does not have a duty to disclose a fraudulent court record, document, or instrument purporting to create a nonconsensual common law lien asserting a claim on real property or an interest in real property in connection with a sale, conveyance, mortgage, or other transfer of the real property or interest in real property.\n(b) A purported judgment lien or document establishing or purporting to establish a judgment lien against property in this state, that is issued or purportedly issued by a court or a purported court other than a court established under the laws of this state or the United States, is a nullity and has no effect in the determination of any title or right to the property.","path":["CHAPTER 38. LIENS.","ARTICLE 16. FRAUDULENT COMMON LAW LIENS."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/38-16-306/","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":"57f712ab4f18bf3c49094c4a60b6b74f872f7996b6f2fe633bf899d149b5556d","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-38-16-305","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-38-16-401"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}