{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-46a-2-117","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 46A-2-117","heading":"Authorization to confess judgment prohibited.","body":"A consumer may not authorize any person to confess judgment on a claim arising out of a consumer credit sale, consumer lease or a consumer loan. An authorization in violation of this section is void. The provisions of this section shall not be construed as in any way impliedly authorizing a confession of judgment in any other type of transaction.","path":["CHAPTER 46A. WEST VIRGINIA CONSUMER CREDIT AND PROTECTION ACT.","ARTICLE 2. CONSUMER CREDIT PROTECTION."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/46A-2-117/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:29:57Z","sha256":"22d07e38d2b998cc353ba0b8e7a0b10b4a22eb72935f93550417bf4c97e0be97","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-46a-2-116","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-46a-2-118"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}