West Virginia Code § 12-8-12

Nature of bonds; legal investments
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(a) The bonds issued under the provisions of this article shall be and have all the qualities of
negotiable instruments under the uniform commercial code of this state and shall not be
invalid for any irregularity or defect in the proceedings for the issuance thereof and shall be
incontestable in the hands of bona fide purchasers or holders thereof for value.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, the bonds issued pursuant to this
article are securities in which all public officers and bodies of this state, including the
investment management board, all municipalities and other political subdivisions of this
state, all insurance companies and associations and other personus carrying on an insurance
business, including domestic for life and domestic not for life insurance companies, all
banks, trust companies, societies for savings, building and lotan associations, savings and
loan associations, deposit guarantee associations and investment companies, all
administrators, guardians, executors, trustees and other fiduciaries and all other persons
whatsoever who are authorized to invest in bonds or other obligations of the state may
properly and legally invest funds, including capital, in their control or belonging to them.

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