These rules do not extend or limit the jurisdiction of the circuit courts or the venue of actions in those courts.
Rule 82.Jurisdiction and venue unaffected
Current through January 1, 2025 · Last verified July 8, 2026
In one sentenceRule 82 states that these rules don't expand or restrict a circuit court's jurisdiction or the venue of actions brought in it.
Full Text of Rule 82
Amendment History
The current West Virginia Rules of Civil Procedure took effect January 1, 2025, as part of a rewrite that modernized the rules’ numbering and structure. West Virginia does not publish a per-rule amendment history inside the compiled rules text reproduced here. The text above is verified current through the source’s own January 1, 2025 update; for the underlying adopting order and any later amendments, see the West Virginia Judiciary’s compiled rules page.
Plain-English Summary
Rule 82 keeps procedure in its lane. Nothing in these rules of civil procedure changes what cases a circuit court has the power to hear, or where an action can properly be brought — jurisdiction and venue come from the constitution and statutes, and this rulebook doesn't touch either one.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can a procedural rule in this rulebook give a court jurisdiction it wouldn't otherwise have?
No. Rule 82 states that these rules don't extend or limit a circuit court's jurisdiction.
Do these rules affect where a lawsuit can properly be filed?
No. Rule 82 says these rules don't extend or limit the venue of actions in the circuit courts.
Source & verification. The rule text is reproduced verbatim from the
official West Virginia Rules of Civil Procedure (W. Va. R. Civ. P. 82). Prescribed by the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia (W. Va. Const. art. VIII, § 3). The plain-English summary is original and written by us. Last verified July 8, 2026. ·
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Also known as: jurisdiction and venue unaffectedrules don't create jurisdiction