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W. Va. Code § 53-2-5

Service of writ or summons

West Virginia · West Virginia Code Chapter 53 — Extraordinary Remedies · Status: effective

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W. Va. Code § 53-2-5, Service of writ or summons, West Virginia, version 1 as recorded 2026-10-03, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/2390656
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Every such writ or summons shall be served as provided in article two, chapter fifty-six of this code, and if it be against a corporation, it shall be served on some of the persons mentioned in sections thirteen and fourteen of article three, chapter fifty-six of this code; and if service thereof cannot otherwise be made upon any defendant named in such writ or summons, it may be made by publication as prescribed in said last-named article.