West Virginia § 17-2A-7 Legal assistance

West Virginia Statutes

§ 17-2A-7 — Legal assistance

West Virginia § 17-2A-7

Ch. 17ROADS AND HIGHWAYS

Art. 2AWEST VIRGINIA COMMISSIONER OF HIGHWAYS

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W. Va. Code § 17-2A-7 (2026).

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(a)Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, the commissioner shall utilize the Attorney General for all legal assistance and services as provided by law.

(b)The commissioner may:

(1)Employ a competent legal staff adequate for the ordinary legal services required by him or her and shall provide therefor such quarters, equipment, facilities, services and stenographic and other personnel as may be necessary: Provided, That for purposes of this subdivision, “ordinary legal services” does not include the retention or hiring of outside legal counsel; and

(2)Employ such additional legal counsel as he or she deems necessary upon a reasonable fee basis to perform legal services in acquiring, by right of eminent domain or otherwise, property, or an estate, right or interest there

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(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, the commissioner shall utilize the Attorney General for all legal assistance and services as provided by law.

(b) The commissioner may:

(1) Employ a competent legal staff adequate for the ordinary legal services required by him or her and shall provide therefor such quarters, equipment, facilities, services and stenographic and other personnel as may be necessary: Provided, That for purposes of this subdivision, “ordinary legal services” does not include the retention or hiring of outside legal counsel; and

(2) Employ such additional legal counsel as he or she deems necessary upon a reasonable fee basis to perform legal services in acquiring, by right of eminent domain or otherwise, property, or an estate, right or interest therein.

Legislative History

2017 Reg. Sess., HB2941; 1963 Reg. Sess., SB44; 1957 Reg. Sess., SB4; 1953 Reg. Sess., HB66; 1949 Reg. Sess., HB351; 1949 Reg. Sess., HB62; 1949 Reg. Sess., HB87