West Virginia § 59-2-17 Fees of prosecuting attorney

West Virginia Statutes

§ 59-2-17 — Fees of prosecuting attorney

West Virginia § 59-2-17

Ch. 59FEES, ALLOWANCES AND COSTS; NEWSPAPERS; LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS

Art. 2COSTS GENERALLY

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W. Va. Code § 59-2-17 (2026).

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The clerk shall include in the costs, for fees of the prosecuting attorney, the following:

(a)In cases of misdemeanor, or an action upon a bond for a violation of the license laws, $15, of which $5 of that amount shall be deposited in the courthouse facilities improvement fund created by section six, article twenty-six, chapter twenty-nine of this code;

(b)In a case of bastardy, $10;

(c)In a suit or proceeding upon a forfeited recognizance upon behalf of the state, five percent upon the amount recovered and paid into the treasury;

(d)In cases of felony, $35, of which $5 of that amount shall be deposited in the courthouse facilities improvement fund created by section six, article twenty-six, chapter twenty-nine of this code;

(e)In any other case of the state, if a different fee i

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The clerk shall include in the costs, for fees of the prosecuting attorney, the following:

(a) In cases of misdemeanor, or an action upon a bond for a violation of the license laws, $15, of which $5 of that amount shall be deposited in the courthouse facilities improvement fund created by section six, article twenty-six, chapter twenty-nine of this code;

(b) In a case of bastardy, $10;

(c) In a suit or proceeding upon a forfeited recognizance upon behalf of the state, five percent upon the amount recovered and paid into the treasury;

(d) In cases of felony, $35, of which $5 of that amount shall be deposited in the courthouse facilities improvement fund created by section six, article twenty-six, chapter twenty-nine of this code;

(e) In any other case of the state, if a different fee is not prescribed, $10.

Such fees shall be collected and accounted for as provided in article one of this chapter, but shall not in any case be paid out of the county or State Treasury.