# W. Va. Code § 8-1-1: Purpose and short title

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## Section

- **Citation:** W. Va. Code § 8-1-1
- **Heading:** Purpose and short title
- **Jurisdiction:** West Virginia
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** WV Code / Chapter 8 / Article 1 / Section 1

## Text

PART I. PURPOSE AND SHORT TITLE.

The purpose of this chapter is to effect a recodification of the basic municipal law of this state and of various statutory provisions relating to certain intergovernmental relations involving municipalities, counties and other units of government, to provide as much uniformity as possible between the powers, authority, duties and responsibilities of special legislative charter municipalities and all other municipalities, and to give effect to the "Municipal Home Rule Amendment" to the Constitution of this state, being section thirty-nine-(a), article six of said Constitution.

For convenience of reference, this chapter may be known and cited as the "Municipal Code of West Virginia."

## Nearby sections

- [W. Va. Code § 8-1-1 §8-1-1. Purpose and short title.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C8_A1_S1.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 8-1-2 §8-1-2. Definitions of terms.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C8_A1_S2.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 8-1-3 §8-1-3. Classification of municipal corporations.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C8_A1_S3.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 8-1-4 §8-1-4. How population determined.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C8_A1_S4.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 8-1-5 §8-1-5. Existing status of municipalities confirmed; powers, authority, duties and responsibilities conferred by law.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C8_A1_S5.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 8-1-5A §8-1-5a. Municipal Home Rule Program.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C8_A1_S5A.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 8-1-6 §8-1-6. Application of provisions of this chapter; inconsistent or conflicting special legislative charter provisions; amendment of special legislative charters; inconsistent or conflicting ordinance provisions; status and tenure of officers and members not affected; transactions already entered into not affected.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C8_A1_S6.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 8-1-7 §8-1-7. Construction of powers and authority granted.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C8_A1_S7.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 8-1-8 §8-1-8. References to code provisions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C8_A1_S8.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 8-1-9 §8-1-9. Reporting of fraud and misappropriations of funds.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C8_A1_S9.md)

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