W. Va. Code § 11A-3-47 — Redemption prior to sale

Any of the delinquent and nonentered lands certified to the deputy commissioner may be redeemed, prior to the auction, by the owner of such land or any other person entitled to pay the taxes thereon, the owner of such lands whose interest is not subject to separate assessment, or any person having a lien on such land, or on an undivided interest therein, by payment of the taxes, interest, and charges due. The deputy commissioner shall prepare an original and five copies of the receipt, give to the person redeeming the original receipt, retain one copy for his files and forward one copy each to the sheriff, Auditor, assessor, and the clerk of the county commission, each of whom shall note the fact of such redemption on their respective records of delinquent lands. Any person redeeming the interest of another shall be subrogated to the lien of the state on such interest as provided in section nine, article one of this chapter.