{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-9-5-3","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 9-5-3","heading":"Recipient of assistance not a pauper.","body":"A recipient of any class of welfare assistance shall not be deemed a pauper by reason of the receipt of such assistance.","path":["CHAPTER 9. HUMAN SERVICES.","ARTICLE 5. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/9-5-3/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:21:13Z","sha256":"ab8cf080ec289da0fcd3c9aa3dd4c47de5fd9385b10634ab53f7b486c909b89d","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-9-5-2","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-9-5-4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}