SB 620 West Virginia Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Relating to time for appeal in Intermediate Court of Appeals

SB 620 updates West Virginia's appellate filing rules by removing outdated statutory language about "petitions" and directing that all appeal deadlines (for notices, documents, and perfecting appeals) be set by the Supreme Court of Appeals through its own rules. This affects anyone filing appeals in the Intermediate Court of Appeals or Supreme Court of Appeals, aligning the process with current practice where appeals are not initiated by "petitions." The bill does not change the underlying time limits (e.g., 4 months for filing, with possible 2-month extensions) but transfers rule-making authority from the statute to the Supreme Court. It is a procedural update to modernize the legal framework.
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Feb 2025
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Governor
Introduced Feb 27, 2025 Last action Feb 27, 2025
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Feb 27, 2025
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