{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-53-4a-5","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 53-4A-5","heading":"Service of writ.","body":"Any writ granted in accordance with the provisions of this article shall be served upon the person to whom it is directed, or, in his absence from the place where the petitioner is incarcerated, upon the person having the immediate custody of the petitioner.","path":["CHAPTER 53. EXTRAORDINARY REMEDIES.","ARTICLE 4A. POST-CONVICTION HABEAS CORPUS."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/53-4A-5/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:30:52Z","sha256":"a4dd0c28cc0197073023492986d928d462b7d5eceb1e182ad00eed0ca3ffe29b","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-53-4a-4","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-53-4a-6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}