West Virginia § 30-29-4 Special revenue account-collections; disbursements; administrative expenses

West Virginia Statutes

§ 30-29-4 — Special revenue account-collections; disbursements; administrative expenses

West Virginia § 30-29-4

Ch. 30PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS

Art. 29LAW-ENFORCEMENT TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION

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W. Va. Code § 30-29-4 (2026).

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(a)A $12 fee shall be added to the usual court costs of all criminal court proceedings involving violation of any criminal law of the state or any county or municipality of the state, excluding violations of municipal parking ordinances, unless the fee is later modified pursuant to a legislative rule.

(b)A $12 fee shall be added to the amount of any cash or property bond posted for violation of any criminal law of the state or any county or municipality of the state, excluding bonds posted solely for violation of municipal parking ordinances, unless the fee is later modified pursuant to a legislative rule. Upon forfeiture of the bond, the $12 fee shall be deposited as provided in §30-29-4(c) of this code.

(c)All fees collected pursuant to §30-29-4(a) and §30-29-4(b) of this code shall

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(a) A $12 fee shall be added to the usual court costs of all criminal court proceedings involving violation of any criminal law of the state or any county or municipality of the state, excluding violations of municipal parking ordinances, unless the fee is later modified pursuant to a legislative rule.

(b) A $12 fee shall be added to the amount of any cash or property bond posted for violation of any criminal law of the state or any county or municipality of the state, excluding bonds posted solely for violation of municipal parking ordinances, unless the fee is later modified pursuant to a legislative rule. Upon forfeiture of the bond, the $12 fee shall be deposited as provided in §30-29-4(c) of this code.

(c) All fees collected pursuant to §30-29-4(a) and §30-29-4(b) of this code shall be deposited in a separate account by the collecting agency. Within 10 calendar days following the beginning of each calendar month, the collecting agency shall forward the amount deposited to the State Treasurer. The Treasurer shall deposit all fees received into a special revenue account. The subcommittee shall disburse funds in the account for the funding of law-enforcement entry level training programs, professional development programs, the certification of law-enforcement officers, and to pay expenses of the Governor’s Committee on Crime, Delinquency, and Correction, or the subcommittee in administering the provisions of this article. The expenses may not in any fiscal year exceed 15 percent of the funds deposited to the special revenue account during that fiscal year.

(d) The fees established by this section may be modified by legislative rule as provided in §30-29-3 of this code.