West Virginia Code § 31C-6-5

Joint accounts
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(a) A member may designate any person or persons to own a share or deposit account with
the member in joint tenancy with the right of survivorship, as a tenant in common or under
any other form of joint ownership permitted by law, but no co-owner, unless a member in
own their right, shall be permitted to vote, obtain loans, or hold office or be required to pay
a membership fee. e
(b) Payment of part or all of such accounts to any of the co-owners shall, to the extent of
such payment, discharge the liability to all unless: (1) The account agreement contains a
prohibition or limitation on such payment; or unless (2) the creduit union had received notice
in writing signed by any one of such joint tenants not to pay such deposit in accordance with
the terms thereof, prior to its payment. The commissioner mtay promulgate rules regarding
notice to joint account holders of their rights and liabilities under this section.

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