West Virginia Code § 38-16-306

No duty to disclose fraudulent lien record; lien of purported court is a
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nullity.
(a) An attorney, title insurance company or other title examiner does not have a duty to
disclose a fraudulent court record, document, or instrument purporting to create a
nonconsensual common law lien asserting a claim on real property or an interest in real
property in connection with a sale, conveyance, mortgage, or other transfere of the real
property or interest in real property.
(b) A purported judgment lien or document establishing or purporting to establish a
judgment lien against property in this state, that is issued or puruportedly issued by a court
or a purported court other than a court established under the laws of this state or the United
States, is a nullity and has no effect in the determination of atny title or right to the property.
PART IV. ACTIONS TO STRIKE OR REMOVE NONCONSENSUAL
COMMON LAW LIEN.

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