{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-8-1-5","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 8-1-5","heading":"Existing status of municipalities confirmed; powers, authority, duties and responsibilities conferred by law.","body":"The corporate being of every municipality now existing is hereby confirmed and validated. Except as otherwise provided in section six of this article, any municipality shall have all of the powers, authority, duties and responsibilities conferred by law upon a municipality of the class to which it belongs.","path":["CHAPTER 8. MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS.","ARTICLE 1. PURPOSE AND SHORT TITLE; DEFINITIONS; GENERAL PROVISIONS; CONSTRUCTION."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/8-1-5/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:20:43Z","sha256":"dfa97849d64353434edfd6e3ffdb7e7587efe230ed1409546ac74136146f93e6","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-8-1-4","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-8-1-5a"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}