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W. Va. Code § 2-2-5 (2026)

Acts by agent or deputy

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ARTICLE 2. LEGAL HOLIDAYS; SPECIAL MEMORIAL DAYS; CONSTRUCTION OF STATUTES; DEFINITIONS.

§2-2-5. Acts by agent or deputy.

When a statute requires an act to be done by an officer or person, it shall be sufficient if it be done by his agent or deputy, unless it be such as cannot lawfully be done by deputation.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 1982–2004 · leading case: Hoover v. West Virginia Bd. of Med., 602 S.E.2d 466 (W. Va. 2004).
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Hoover v. West Virginia Bd. of Med., 602 S.E.2d 466 (W. Va. 2004). · cites it 32× “Notwithstanding the underlying significance of a signature on a complaint, the Board contends that, under W. Va.Code § 2-2-5 (2002), the authority to sign the complaint could be delegated to an administrative secretary.”
United Mine Workers of Am. v. Miller, 291 S.E.2d 673 (W. Va. 1982). · cites it 2× “See also W.Va.Code § 2-2-5 (1979 Replacement Vol.).”
State ex rel. Ruddlesden v. Roberts, 332 S.E.2d 122 (W. Va. 1985). · cites it 2× “” In addition, W.Va.Code § 2-2-5 (1979 Replacement Vol.) provides: “When a statute requires an act to be done by an officer or *164 person, it shall be sufficient if it be done by his agent or deputy, unless it be such as cannot lawfully be done by deputation.”
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