{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-60a-7-702","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 60A-7-702","heading":"Legislative findings.","body":"The Legislature hereby finds and declares that the seizure and sale of items under the provisions of this article is not contemplated to be a forfeiture as the same is used in article twelve, section five of the West Virginia Constitution and to the extent that such seizure and sale may be found to be such a forfeiture, the Legislature hereby finds and declares that the proceeds from a seizure and sale under this article is not part of net proceeds as the same is contemplated by such article twelve, section five of the West Virginia Constitution.","path":["CHAPTER 60A. UNIFORM CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT.","ARTICLE 7. WEST VIRGINIA CONTRABAND FORFEITURE ACT."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/60A-7-702/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:31:18Z","sha256":"faf33216d9a0c77e344264d4f60b929a9f68c3a3955e82df22b03742fc39ea30","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-60a-7-701","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-60a-7-703"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}