The chapter, subchapter, section and division headings of this code are intended as mere catchwords to indicate the contents thereof and shall not be deemed or taken to be titles thereof nor as any part thereof; nor, unless expressly so provided, shall they be so deemed when any of such chapters, subchapters, sections or divisions, including the headings or catchlines, are amended or reenacted.
Statutory reference:
Construction of statutes, see W. Va. Code §§ 2-2-10(3) and 2-2-12