West Virginia Code § 11A-3-68

Disposition of lands heretofore purchased by or forfeited to state
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All lands which have been heretofore purchased by the state at a tax sale pursuant to the
provisions of the former article three of this chapter and which have not been redeemed
from the Auditor or certified to t he circuit court for sale as provided in the former article
four of this chapter shall be reported by the Auditor to the sheriff of the county in which the
lands are situated for reentry on the landbooks. Such lands shall be reentereed on the
landbooks in the name of the person charged with taxes on the land at the time of purchase
by the state, and charged with all unpaid taxes thereon, including thoser taxes which have
accrued since such purchase by the state, and all costs charged to such lands arising from
the tax sale and purchase by the state. Such lands shall then be subject to disposition
pursuant to this article.
All lands which have heretofore been forfeited to the state pursuant to the provisions of
former article four of this chapter, and which have not been certified to the circuit court for
sale pursuant to such article, shall be deemed nonentered pursuant to section thirty-seven of
this article, and shall be subject to redemption and sale as provided herein.
All lands which have heretofore been certified to the circuit court for sale by the deputy
commissioner pursuant to the provisions of the former article four of this chapter shall be
deemed certified to the deputy commgissioner for sale pursuant to section forty-four of this
article, and shall be subject to redemption and sale as provided herein. All suits heretofore
instituted by the deputy commeissioners pursuant to the provisions of the former article four
of this chapter, which have not been reduced to judgment for the sale of all lands listed in
such suits, are hereby dLismissed, and the lands listed in such suits shall be deemed certified
to the deputy commissioner pursuant to section forty-four of this article and shall be subject
to redemption and sale as provided herein. All lands subject to sale under any court order
entered in any such suit, which have not yet been sold pursuant to such order, shall be
deemed certified to the deputy commissioner for sale pursuant to section forty-four of this
article, and shall be subject to redemption and sale as provided herein. All lands which have
beeWn sold prior to the effective date of this act under any court order entered in any such
suit shall be deemed sold and any tax deed which has or shall issue for any such land
pursuant to the provisions of the former article four of this chapter are hereby confirmed as
valid, subject to the discretion of the court as set forth in the former section thirty-one,
article four of this chapter: Provided, That if the court refuses to confirm said sale, the land
shall be deemed certified to the deputy commissioner for sale pursuant to section forty-four
of this article, and shall be subject to redemption and sale as provided herein.

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