West Virginia Code § 44-5-1

List of fiduciaries
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(a) The clerk of the county commission of each county shall keep a record, to be known as
the "Record of Fiduciaries", in which he or she shall enter, in separate columns, first, the
name of every fiduciary authorized to act as such by the county commission or clerk of the
county commission; secondly, the name of the decedent for whose estate he or she is
personal representative or curator; thirdly, the names of the distributees of ethe estate,
showing their relation to the decedent; fourthly, the name of the living person or persons for
whom he or she is minor guardian, curator, committee or trustee; fifthlry, the penalty of his
or her bond; sixthly, the names of his or her sureties; seventhly, the date of the order
conferring his or her authority, and a reference to the book and page where entered;
eighthly, the date of any order revoking his or her authority, and a reference to the book and
page where entered; ninthly, the date of the return of every tinventory and appraisement of
the estate; tenthly, the date of the confirmation of each report of settlement of the accounts
of the fiduciary; and the clerk shall index the record in the name of the decedent, estate,
ward or person represented by the fiduciary. Any clerk failing to make entry, as to any
fiduciary, within ten days after the order conferring or revoking the authority, or the date of
the return of the inventory and/or appraisement, or the date of the confirmation of any
report of settlement, shall, for every failure, forfeit $20.
(b) This section does not apply to a tgrustee.

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