Senate Bill No. 685
(By Senator Bowman)
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[Introduced February 23, 2004; referred to the Committee on the
Judiciary.]
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A BILL to amend the code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by
adding thereto a new section, designated §11A-3-6a, relating
to providing that Class I, II and III municipalities may
purchase real estate at tax sales.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, be amended
by adding thereto a new section, designated §11A-3-6a, to read as
follows:
ARTICLE 3. SALE OF TAX LIENS AND NONENTERED, ESCHEATED AND WASTE
AND UNAPPROPRIATED LANDS.
§11A-3-6a. Purchase by municipalities authorized.
Nothing in this article nor any other provision of this code
to the contrary, may be construed to prohibit any Class I, II and
III municipality from bidding on and purchasing real estate at any
tax sale.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to clarify that
municipalities may purchase real estate at tax sales.
This section is new; therefore, strike-throughs and
underscoring have been omitted.