{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-39-3-6","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 39-3-6","heading":"When books or papers deemed lost.","body":"Where any book or paper is obliterated, defaced or injured so as to be in whole or in part illegible, or is destroyed, or carried away and concealed, or is in the possession or control of armed rebels or a public enemy, it shall be deemed lost for the purposes of this article.","path":["CHAPTER 39. RECORDS AND PAPERS.","ARTICLE 3. RECONSTRUCTION OF LOST RECORDS AND PAPERS."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/39-3-6/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:29:22Z","sha256":"7914b84257db6d6aca6037a2f0b1ac11b19e50156a3c2b3d16c12c6f0cf24897","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-39-3-5","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-39-3-7"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}