Terms Used In West Virginia Code > Chapter 31E > Article 4 - Name

• Articles of incorporation: includes , but is not limited to, amended and restated articles of incorporation and articles of merger. See West Virginia Code 31E-1-150
• Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
• Business corporation: means a corporation with capital stock or shares incorporated for profit. See West Virginia Code 31E-1-150
• Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
• 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.
• domestic corporation: means a corporation without capital stock or shares, which is not a foreign corporation, incorporated under the laws of this state: Provided, That "corporation" or "domestic corporation" does not include towns, cities, boroughs or any municipal corporation or any department or any town, city, borough or municipal corporation. See West Virginia Code 31E-1-150
• Entity: includes corporation and foreign corporations. See West Virginia Code 31E-1-150
• Foreign corporation: means any nonprofit corporation which is incorporated under a law other than the laws of this state. See West Virginia Code 31E-1-150
• in writing: includes any representation of words, letters, or figures, whether by printing, engraving, writing, or otherwise. See West Virginia Code 2-2-10
• Judgment: includes decrees and orders for the payment of money, or the conveyance or delivery of land or personal property, or some interest therein, or any undertaking, bond or recognizance which has the legal effect of a judgment. See West Virginia Code 2-2-10
• Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
• Nonprofit corporation: means a corporation which may not make distributions to its members, directors or officers. See West Virginia Code 31E-1-150
• Person: includes , but is not limited to, an individual and an entity. See West Virginia Code 31E-1-150
• Secretary: means the corporate officer to whom the board of directors has delegated responsibility under subsection (c), section eight hundred forty, article eight of this chapter for custody of the minutes of the meetings of the board of directors and the meetings of the members and for authenticating records of the corporation. See West Virginia Code 31E-1-150
• 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