{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-53-4-4","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 53-4-4","heading":"Service of writ.","body":"The writ shall be served on the person to whom it is directed, or, in his absence from the place where the petitioner is confined, on the person having the immediate custody of him","path":["CHAPTER 53. EXTRAORDINARY REMEDIES.","ARTICLE 4. HABEAS CORPUS."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/53-4-4/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:30:51Z","sha256":"2ece041455805271b569998c3d611b8f64492d8ba1682ddde9d8dcea006782e4","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-53-4-3","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-53-4-5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}