West Virginia § 7-7-12 Sharing compensation prohibited

West Virginia Statutes

§ 7-7-12 — Sharing compensation prohibited

West Virginia § 7-7-12

Ch. 7COUNTY COMMISSIONS AND OFFICERS

Art. 7COMPENSATION OF ELECTED COUNTY OFFICIALS

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W. Va. Code § 7-7-12 (2026).

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No county official shall receive or be paid, directly or indirectly, any part of the compensation of any assistant, deputy or employee, or any fee or reward for appointing him or her to his or her position. No member of a county commission shall receive or be paid, directly or indirectly, any part of the compensation of any other county officer named in this article, or of any county assistant, deputy or employee. If any county commissioner or county official violates the provisions of this section, he or she shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not more than $500, or imprisoned in the county jail not more than one year, or both fined and imprisoned. Any county commissioner or county official so convicted shall forfeit his or her office.

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No county official shall receive or be paid, directly or indirectly, any part of the compensation of any assistant, deputy or employee, or any fee or reward for appointing him or her to his or her position. No member of a county commission shall receive or be paid, directly or indirectly, any part of the compensation of any other county officer named in this article, or of any county assistant, deputy or employee. If any county commissioner or county official violates the provisions of this section, he or she shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not more than $500, or imprisoned in the county jail not more than one year, or both fined and imprisoned. Any county commissioner or county official so convicted shall forfeit his or her office.

Legislative History

2011 Reg. Sess., SB96; 1972 Reg. Sess., HB1202; 1971 Reg. Sess., HB674; 1967 Reg. Sess., SB338; 1951 Reg. Sess., HB358; 1949 Reg. Sess., SB101; 1947 Reg. Sess., SB282; 1947 Reg. Sess., SB292; 1945 Reg. Sess., HB96; 1945 Reg. Sess., SB14