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This bill updates the statute governing the timing of appeals in West Virginia by replacing the existing language about filing petitions with a more flexible approach that defers to rules established by the Supreme Court of Appeals. Previously, the law specified that no appeal petition could be filed more than four months after a judgment was rendered, with a potential two-month extension if certain conditions were met. The new language removes those specific time constraints and instead directs that the timing for filing a notice of appeal, perfecting an appeal, and submitting related documents to the Intermediate Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court of Appeals will be determined by rules promulgated by the Supreme Court of Appeals. This change provides more administrative flexibility and standardization in the appeals process, allowing the court to create and modify procedural rules as needed, rather than being constrained by a fixed statutory timeframe.

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