57-1-1 Copies of legislative journals, acts and resolutions
57-1-2 Local or private acts and resolutions of Legislature; judicial notice thereof
57-1-3 Copies of Virginia laws
57-1-4 Judicial notice of foreign laws
57-1-5 Notice by courts and officers of signatures of judges or Governor
57-1-6 Copies of certain deeds
57-1-7 Copies of records, bonds or papers in public offices; certificate of Auditor
57-1-7a Use of photographic copies in evidence; state records, papers or documents; destruction or transfer to archives of originals; destruction of canceled checks and paid and canceled bonds and coupons
57-1-7b Use of photographic copies in evidence — Business and public records; destruction of originals
57-1-7c Use of microfilm or microcards to reproduce and preserve records; destruction or transfer of originals to archivist
57-1-7d Records provided on computer or optical disc
57-1-8 Copy of writing filed in one suit may be filed in another suit on same writing
57-1-9 Application of §§57-1-7 and 57-1-8 to records or papers in public offices in Virginia
57-1-10 Certificate of clerk of county court as to certain tax records
57-1-11 Withdrawal of original paper filed in cause; retention of copy
57-1-12 Authentication of records and proceedings of courts of United States or other states; full faith and credit
57-1-13 Authentication of public records not pertaining to courts; full faith and credit
57-1-14 Authentication of foreign deeds, powers of attorney, policies of insurance, etc
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Terms Used In West Virginia Code > Chapter 57 > Article 1 - Legislative Acts and Resolutions; Public Records

  • Appellate: About appeals; an appellate court has the power to review the judgement of another lower court or tribunal.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • 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.
  • County court: includes any existing tribunal created in lieu of a county commission. See West Virginia Code 2-2-10
  • 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.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator.
  • 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.
  • Power of attorney: A written instrument which authorizes one person to act as another's agent or attorney. The power of attorney may be for a definite, specific act, or it may be general in nature. The terms of the written power of attorney may specify when it will expire. If not, the power of attorney usually expires when the person granting it dies. Source: OCC
  • 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
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
  • 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
  • Transcript: A written, word-for-word record of what was said, either in a proceeding such as a trial or during some other conversation, as in a transcript of a hearing or oral deposition.