{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-38-16-404","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 38-16-404","heading":"Costs and attorneys' fees.","body":"If, following a hearing on the matter, the court determines that the claim of lien is invalid, the court shall issue an order awarding costs and reasonable attorneys' fees to the petitioner to be paid by the lien claimant. If the court determines that the claim of lien is valid, the court shall issue an order so stating and may award costs and reasonable attorneys' fees to the lien claimant to be paid by the movant.","path":["CHAPTER 38. LIENS.","ARTICLE 16. FRAUDULENT COMMON LAW LIENS.","PART IV. ACTIONS TO STRIKE OR REMOVE NONCONSENSUAL COMMON LAW LIEN."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/38-16-404/","current_through":"as of 2026-10-13; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session (newest effective date 2027-07-01)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-10-18T05:03:26Z","sha256":"d5a18599631047b9112b4fc7a55cd706bb0e520ff94d7e8b77411059099104ba","source_id":"us-wv","stale":false,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-38-16-403","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-38-16-405"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}