{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-53-8-12","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 53-8-12","heading":"Priority of petitions.","body":"Any petition filed in magistrate court under the provisions of this article shall be given priority over any other civil action before the court, except actions pursuant to article twenty-seven, chapter forty-eight of this code and those in which trial is in progress, and shall be docketed immediately upon filing.","path":["CHAPTER 53. EXTRAORDINARY REMEDIES.","ARTICLE 8. PERSONAL SAFETY ORDERS."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/53-8-12/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:30:53Z","sha256":"dcaf02342ce71b2083f9bf8ca2281ad86ab9cff15aa835bcfceec6111f416f2e","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-53-8-11","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-53-8-13"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}