{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-41-5-17","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 41-5-17","heading":"Probated wills to be recorded and indexed.","body":"Every will or authenticated copy of a will, when admitted to probate under the provisions of this article, shall be recorded by the clerk of the county court, and indexed by him in a general index of wills, and every such will or copy when recorded shall remain in his office except when removed therefrom by the order of a court, or under a subpoena duces tecum, or otherwise as provided by law.","path":["CHAPTER 41. WILLS.","ARTICLE 5. PRODUCTION, PROBATE AND RECORD OF WILLS."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/41-5-17/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:29:27Z","sha256":"f5ccbbe0ac7e6aa2c4aa599e4f0560421ffff02d45e07c19006f9cb185d0a4ef","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-41-5-16","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-41-5-18"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}