{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-51-3-5","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 51-3-5","heading":"Attending officer.","body":"The Supreme Court of Appeals shall not be attended by any sheriff, but every circuit court, county court, and other court of record of any county shall be attended by the sheriff of the county in which it is held, who shall act as the officer thereof.","path":["CHAPTER 51. COURTS AND THEIR OFFICERS.","ARTICLE 3. COURTS IN GENERAL."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/51-3-5/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:30:47Z","sha256":"5e42f10a4a3e84f9863f067926a940affcce773220107a9e6bd2af9f1a6d60b1","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-51-3-4","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-51-3-6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}