West Virginia § 7-7-11 Illegal orders for compensation

West Virginia Statutes

§ 7-7-11 — Illegal orders for compensation

West Virginia § 7-7-11

Ch. 7COUNTY COMMISSIONS AND OFFICERS

Art. 7COMPENSATION OF ELECTED COUNTY OFFICIALS

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W. Va. Code § 7-7-11 (2026).

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If any clerk shall issue and deliver a draft to any county clerk, circuit clerk, sheriff, county assessor, prosecuting attorney, or any of their assistants, deputies or employees, in payment of their compensation, without all the applicable requirements of this article being complied with, the draft so issued and delivered shall be illegal and invalid. The clerk and the sureties on his or her bond shall be liable to the county commission of his or her county for the payment thereof.

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If any clerk shall issue and deliver a draft to any county clerk, circuit clerk, sheriff, county assessor, prosecuting attorney, or any of their assistants, deputies or employees, in payment of their compensation, without all the applicable requirements of this article being complied with, the draft so issued and delivered shall be illegal and invalid. The clerk and the sureties on his or her bond shall be liable to the county commission of his or her county for the payment thereof.