Secretary of State of West Virginia
- Secretary of State of West Virginia
The Secretary of State of West Virginia is one of the elected constitutional officers of the U.S. state of West Virginia.
The current Secretary of State is Betty Ireland.
Organization
The Secretary of State's Office is organized as follows:
*The [http://www.wvsos.com/adlaw/main.htm Administrative Law Division] is the official archive and clearinghouse for agency rules, notices, orders, decisions and other procedural documents. This division publishes the state's gazette, the "West Virginia Register".
*The [http://www.wvsos.com/business/main.htm Business Organizations Division] charters and maintains records for business entities and registers trademarks and service marks. This division also licenses lending institutions [ [http://www.wvsos.com/business/licensing/creditservice.htm Credit Service Organization licensing, from the WV Secretary of State] ] and purchasers of future payments. [ [http://www.wvsos.com/business/licensing/futurepayments.htm Licensing of purchasers of future payments] ]
*The [http://www.wvsos.com/charity/main.htm Charities Division] registers and regulates charitable organizations and professional fundraisers operating within the state.
*The [http://www.wvsos.com/elections/main.htm Elections Division] administers elections, implements state and federal election laws, and regulates campaign finance.
*The [http://www.wvsos.com/execrecords/main.htm Executive Records Division] maintains the records of official acts of the Governor, enrolled bills, surety bonds, oaths of office of state officials, as well as the records of some state agencies.
*The [http://www.wvsos.com/notary/main.htm Notary Public Section] licenses and monitors notaries public.
*The [http://www.wvsos.com/ucc/main.htm UCC Section] files liens pursuant to the Uniform Commercial Code.
The Secretary of State also serves as registered agents for service of process for certain types of defendants in lawsuits. [ [http://www.wvsos.com/process/main.htm Service of Process information] ]
List of West Virginia Secretaries of State
Below is a list of West Virginia's Secretaries of State since 1863:
*elected to fill unexpired term
References
External links
* [http://www.wvsos.com/ Official homepage of the West Virginia Secretary of State]
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