{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-5b-1a-8","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 5B-1A-8","heading":"Limitation on liability of owner from whom state acquires land or interest therein.","body":"During the interim period when an abandoned railroad right-of-way is held by the state for possible future railroad use, the owner of the railroad right-of-way from whom the state acquired the land or an interest therein is relieved from civil liability for any personal injury or property damage occurring on the right-of-way during such interim period, which might otherwise arise from ownership.","path":["CHAPTER 5B. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 1985.","ARTICLE 1A. WEST VIRGINIA RAILS TO TRAILS PROGRAM."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/5B-1A-8/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:20:08Z","sha256":"42db33cadc93d18deca33a76e0d480354e32305d81aca5eb761a78a7db27d988","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-5b-1a-7","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-5b-1a-9"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}