{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-39-4-4","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 39-4-4","heading":"Authority to perform notarial act.","body":"(a) A notarial officer may perform a notarial act authorized by this article or by law of this state other than this article.\n(b) A notarial officer may not perform a notarial act with respect to a record to which the officer or the officer's spouse is a party, or in which either of them has a direct beneficial interest, financial or otherwise. A notarial act performed in violation of this subsection is voidable.","path":["CHAPTER 39. RECORDS AND PAPERS.","ARTICLE 4. REVISED UNIFORM LAW ON NOTARIAL ACTS."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/39-4-4/","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":"c803824a3bb84725b20ebcfdc210434385a585b9dc9141989b7fd18008a249c8","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-39-4-3","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-39-4-5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}