W. Va. Code § 56-2-4
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§56-2-4. Motion on certain bonds.
Official statutory text
In the case of any bond taken by an officer, or given by a sheriff or constable, and returned to or filed in the office of the clerk of the county court of the county, or any bond or recognizance taken in a criminal case or proceeding, the circuit court of the county, or the court in which any such bond or recognizance is given, may, on motion of any person, or the state, as the case may be, give judgment for so much money as he or the state, is entitled, by virtue of such bond, to recover by action.
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