West Virginia in the United States
Legal Materials
Internet links to West Virginia, statutes, regulations, cases, etc. are posted by FindLaw and WashLaw. Primary legal materials are also available from Lexis, Westlaw and LOIS. Subscription services Versuslaw and Fastcase have cases back to 1950; Google Scholar has cases back to 1950 for free. Supreme and appellate court cases are reported in West’s South Eastern Reporter.
You can check on the status of pending bills through the West Virginia Legislature’s Bill Status page. For questions about West Virginia Legislation, contact a Public Information Officer at the Office of Reference & Information.
Businesses: You can look up corporations and LLCs doing business in West Virginia using the Secretary of State’s Business Organization Information System. Sole proprietors register with the West Virginia Tax Department; contact the Disclosure Office to retrieve registration information (304-558-0640).
The Secretary of State also provides Online Applications for searching registered charities, trademarks, licenses, notaries and UCC filings.
Legal Encyclopedias: For a a summary of West Virginia laws, see the multi-volumeMichie’s Jurisprudence of Virginia and West Virginia and/or the West Virginia State Bar Practice Handbook.
Government Agencies: The West Virginia State web site (WV.gov) links to the Governor’s Office, the Legislature, the Supreme Court of Appeals and many state agencies.
Libraries: For questions or copies try calling the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals State Law Library (304-558-2607).
Public Employees Grievance Board: The Public Employees Grievance Board posts decisions, case summaries, procedures, etc. The Board’s decisions are also available on Westlaw (WVLB-ADMIN).
Note: We linked the resources to archive.org in an effort to decrease the number of broken links cited.
Primary Law
For more U.S. state primary law resources, see:
- U.S. State Law: Constitutional
- U.S. State Law: Judicial Rules
- U.S. State Law: Codes
- U.S. State Law: Statutes
- U.S. State Legislative: Bills
- U.S. State Law: Executive & Administrative
- U.S. State Law: Municipal
Topics Covered by the West Virginia Legal Encyclopedia
Note: More detailed information about this State is provided in the West Virginia jurisdictional legal Encyclopedia, which tie together West Virginia statutory and case law.
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- West Virginia Legal Forms
- West Virginia Courts
- WV State Bar/Legal Associations
- West Virginia Law Enforcement
- West Virginia Media Sources
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