38-3-1 Effect of decrees and orders; enforcement
38-3-2 Decree or order for payment of money; enforcement by execution
38-3-3 Meaning of word “judgment.”
38-3-4 Abstracts of judgments; damages or penalty for failure of clerk or justice to deliver
38-3-5 Docketing abstracts of judgments; indexing; damages or penalty for failure of clerk to perform duties
38-3-6 Lien of judgment on real estate
38-3-7 Judgment lien not good as against bona fide purchasers unless docketed, etc.; effect of issuing and filing execution
38-3-8 Notation of executions on judgment lien docket
38-3-9 Enforcement of judgment lien by suit
38-3-10 Same — Parties
38-3-11 Same — Publication of notice to lienholders
38-3-12 Same — Duties of commissioner
38-3-13 Same — Confirmation of report; decree of rental or sale and distribution
38-3-14 Same — Judgment against debtor pending suit
38-3-15 Same — Other proceedings commenced pending suit
38-3-16 Order of liability of real estate
38-3-17 Judgment liens commencing on same day
38-3-18 Limitations on enforcement of judgments
38-3-19 Exceptions to limitations
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Terms Used In West Virginia Code > Chapter 38 > Article 3 - Judgment Liens

  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • County court: includes any existing tribunal created in lieu of a county commission. See West Virginia Code 2-2-10
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Decedent: A deceased person.
  • Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Docket: A log containing brief entries of court proceedings.
  • 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
  • Legislative session: That part of a chamber's daily session in which it considers legislative business (bills, resolutions, and actions related thereto).
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
  • 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
  • Town: includes a city, village or town, and the word "council" any body or board, whether composed of one or more branches, which is authorized to make ordinances for the government of a city, town, or village. See West Virginia Code 2-2-10
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.