2005 West Virginia Code - §50-3-5. — Security bond for costs.

§50-3-5. Security bond for costs.
A magistrate may and upon the request of a defendant shall require the posting of security by a nonresident plaintiff to cover costs. Such security shall be in an amount and in such form as the magistrate shall determine. In the event costs remain unpaid by such plaintiff the magistrate court may satisfy the same through the security posted and may proceed for such purposes in the name of the defendant.