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WEST VIRGINIA STATUTES AND CODES
CHAPTER 54. EMINENT DOMAIN
- §54-1-1 Bodies which may exercise power of eminent domain.
- §54-1-2 Public uses for which private property may be taken or damaged.
- §54-1-2a Notice; good faith purchase.
- §54-1-3 Entry on lands.
- §54-1-3a Entry by political body to obtain data; compensation to owner.
- §54-1-4 Restrictions as to dwelling houses -- Railroad and other internal improvement companies.
- §54-1-5 Same -- Lines for transportation of gas, oil, coal, etc., and storage tanks.
- §54-1-5a Restrictions as to the exercise of the right of eminent domain by the West Virginia housing development fund.
- §54-1-6 Quantity of land acquired.
- §54-1-7 Roadways; crossings.
- §54-1-8 Estate acquired; taxation.
- §54-1-9 Crossing or alteration of course of works of another entity; civil action.
- §54-1-10 Taking wood and other materials and water; deposits of waste; cutting trees.
- §54-1-11 Specific purposes not limitation.
- §54-1-12 Facilities for moving fuel coal to coal fired steam electric power plants.
- §54-2-1 Jurisdiction.
- §54-2-2 Pleadings; verification; parties.
- §54-2-2a Additional requirement for condemnation proceeding for right-of-way for certain high voltage transmission line.
- §54-2-3 Notice; riparian owner affected by taking of water.
- §54-2-4 Persons under disability.
- §54-2-4a Lis pendens notice; effect.
- §54-2-5 Commissioners; qualifications.
- §54-2-6 How commissioners appointed.
- §54-2-7 Oath of commissioners.
- §54-2-7a Information for commissioners.
- §54-2-7b Supervision of hearings; appointment, powers, duties and compensation of court commissioner; subpoena of witnesses, etc.
- §54-2-8 Powers of commissioners; hearings; view of property.
- §54-2-9 Report of commissioners.
- §54-2-9a Separate findings of compensation and damages.
- §54-2-10 Proceedings on report; trial by jury.
- §54-2-11 Setting aside report; recommittal; new commissioners.
- §54-2-11a Waiver of findings by commissioners.
- §54-2-12 Vesting of title in applicant.
- §54-2-13 Entry on land on payment of compensation.
- §54-2-14 Entry by state or its political subdivisions.
- §54-2-14a Alternative method for condemnation by state or its political subdivision.
- §54-2-15 Alternative procedure for condemnation by business corporation; bond.
- §54-2-16 Increase or decrease in award after payment into court; costs.
- §54-2-16a Liability for costs generally.
- §54-2-17 Effect of judgment against applicant for excess.
- §54-2-18 Payment to clerk; disposition of money paid into court; determination of conflicting claims; notice to condemnee.
- §54-2-19 Compensation of commissioners and jurors.
- §54-2-20 Recordation of certified copy of condemnation order.
- §54-2-21 Effective date of new percent interest rates.
- §54-3-1 Definitions.
- §54-3-2 Statement of purposes.
- §54-3-3 Implementation of federal act; powers of state agencies; payments under act not considered income or resources for certain purposes.
- §54-3-4 Construction of article; assistance for dislocation, etc., occurring prior to effective date.
- §54-3-5 Severability.
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