{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-55-12a-1","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 55-12A-1","heading":"Legislative intent.","body":"It is the intent of the Legislature, in empowering the circuit courts of the state, as provided by this article, to facilitate development of coal, oil, gas, and other minerals, as part of the public policy of the state, by removing certain barriers to such development caused by interests in minerals owned by unknown or missing owners or by abandoning owners.","path":["CHAPTER 55. ACTIONS, SUITS AND ARBITRATION; JUDICIAL SALE.","ARTICLE 12A. LEASE AND CONVEYANCE OF MINERAL INTERESTS OWNED BY MISSING OR UNKNOWN OWNERS OR ABANDONING OWNERS."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/55-12A-1/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:31:00Z","sha256":"6b7543d2c12a0f6979353f86afdcd443e68c8fe147241a137e424d8ea01301e8","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-55-12-8","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-55-12a-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}