An agent who has his or her residence in an urban community composed of two immediately contiguous municipal corporations not separated by a river or other stream, one of which is located in this state and the other located in another state, shall be considered a resident of this state for the purposes of this article if his or her residence is in any part of such urban community and the state wherein the other municipal corporation is located has established by law or regulation like requirements as to residence of agents in such urban community.

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Terms Used In West Virginia Code 33-12-13

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • State: when applied to a part of the United States and not restricted by the context, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" also include the said district and territories. See West Virginia Code 2-2-10