{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-48-2-406","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 48-2-406","heading":"Federal judges authorized to perform marriages.","body":"Notwithstanding any provision of this code to the contrary, active and senior status judges appointed under Article III of the United States Constitution and federal magistrate-judges, who are residents of this state, are authorized to perform marriages in any county of this state.","path":["CHAPTER 48. DOMESTIC RELATIONS.","ARTICLE 2. MARRIAGES.","PART IV. Marriage Ceremony."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/48-2-406/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:30:20Z","sha256":"dd17f55e4cc837d5b00d2727093137782c5fe335f007f49c38922d0126dd653e","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-48-2-405","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-48-2-501"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}