# W. Va. Code § 51-3-9: Limitation of §§51-3-7 and 51-3-8

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C51_A3_S9

## Section

- **Citation:** W. Va. Code § 51-3-9
- **Heading:** Limitation of §§51-3-7 and 51-3-8
- **Jurisdiction:** West Virginia
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** WV Code / Chapter 51 / Article 3 / Section 9

## Text

No such place of session for a circuit court, county court, or other court of record of any county, shall be without the limits of the county in which it is to be held; and when such place is appointed because of the destruction of the building in which the Supreme Court of Appeals was held, the new place of session shall be within the same town as the old.

## Nearby sections

- [W. Va. Code § 51-3-1 §51-3-1. Seals of courts.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C51_A3_S1.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 51-3-2 §51-3-2. Use of private seal.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C51_A3_S2.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 51-3-3 §51-3-3. Jurisdiction over watercourses.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C51_A3_S3.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 51-3-4 §51-3-4. Records.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C51_A3_S4.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 51-3-5 §51-3-5. Attending officer.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C51_A3_S5.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 51-3-6 §51-3-6. Citizenship and taxpaying not ground for disqualification of judge, sheriff or other court officer.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C51_A3_S6.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 51-3-7 §51-3-7. Place of sessions of courts of county; destruction of courthouse.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C51_A3_S7.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 51-3-8 §51-3-8. Change of place or time of session by Governor.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C51_A3_S8.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 51-3-9 §51-3-9. Limitation of §§51-3-7 and 51-3-8.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C51_A3_S9.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 51-3-10 §51-3-10. Opening after day fixed.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C51_A3_S10.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 51-3-11 §51-3-11. Effect of changing time or place of session.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C51_A3_S11.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 51-3-12 §51-3-12. Adjournments.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C51_A3_S12.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 51-3-13 §51-3-13. Power of judges of circuit courts to act during vacation of court.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C51_A3_S13.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 51-3-14 §51-3-14. Court security fund.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C51_A3_S14.md)

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