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2005 West Virginia Code - CHAPTER 54. — EMINENT DOMAIN
- CHAPTER 54. — EMINENT DOMAIN.
- ARTICLE 1. — RIGHT OF 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.
- §54-1-3. — 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.
- ARTICLE 2. — PROCEDURE.
- §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.
- ARTICLE 3. — IMPLEMENTATION OF UNIFORM RELOCATION ASSISTANCE AND REAL PROPERTY ACQUISITION POLICIES ACT OF 1970 AND THE 1987 AMENDMENTS THERETO KNOWN AS TITLE IV OF THE SURFACE TRANSPORTATION AND UNIFORM RELOCATION ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1987.
- §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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