West Virginia Statutes
§ 51-10-4 — Attorneys procuring employment through official or bondsman for consideration prohibited
West Virginia § 51-10-4
JurisdictionWest Virginia
Ch. 51COURTS AND THEIR OFFICERS
Art. 10PROFESSIONAL BONDSMEN IN CRIMINAL CASES
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Bluebook
W. Va. Code § 51-10-4 (2026).
Text
It shall be unlawful for any attorney at law, either directly or indirectly, to give, loan, donate, contribute, or to promise to give, loan, donate, or contribute any money, property, entertainment, or other thing of value whatsoever to, or to split or divide any fee or commission with, any bondsman, police officer, sheriff, deputy sheriff, constable, probation officer, assistant probation officer, bailiff, clerk or other attache of any criminal court for causing or procuring or assisting in causing or procuring any person to employ such attorney to represent him in any criminal case in the State of West Virginia.
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Legislative History
1959 Reg. Sess., HB42
Nearby Sections
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§ 51-1-1
Justices§ 51-1-10
Adjournment§ 51-1-10a
Salary of justices§ 51-1-11
Appointment and compensation of the Clerk and employees of the clerks' office; compensation§ 51-1-12
Duties of clerk§ 51-1-2
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West Virginia § 51-10-4, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/wv/51/51-10-4.