West Virginia Code — 7
Browse 410 sections in division 7 of the West Virginia code. Each section page includes the full statutory text, official source links, and citation guidance.
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- § 7-1-1. 7-1-1. County commissions corporations; how constituted; election of president.
- § 7-1-2. 7-1-2. Sessions.
- § 7-1-3. 7-1-3. Jurisdiction, powers, and duties.
- § 7-1-4. 7-1-4. County commission authority to enact ordinance; ordinance provisions defining terms; restricting certain activities in relation to obscene matter; and establishing penalties for violations.
- § 7-1-5. 7-1-5. Duties of county commissioners; payment for services other than services in court.
- § 7-1-6. 7-1-6. Power to punish for contempts.
- § 7-1-7. 7-1-7. Record books.
- § 7-1-8. 7-1-8. Continuance of matters at end of session.
- § 7-1-9. 7-1-9. Creation of special funds.
- § 7-1-10. 7-1-10. Special account for federal and state grants-in-aid authorized.
- § 7-1-11. 7-1-11. Purchasing in open market or competitive bids; debarment.
- § 7-1-12. 7-1-12. Authority for establishing county curfews; jurisdiction for violations.
- § 7-1-13. 7-1-13. Regulation of amateur radio antennas.
- § 7-1-14. 7-1-14. Custody and care of animals abandoned, neglected or cruelly treated; animals causing public nuisance, health risk or safety hazard; authority of county commission.
- § 7-1-15. 7-1-15. Challenge of candidate for county commission; residency.
- § 7-1-16. 7-1-16. Reporting of fraud and misappropriation of funds.
- § 7-2-1. 7-2-1. Disputed county boundary lines; jurisdiction of circuit court; review.
- § 7-2-2. 7-2-2. Magisterial districts; boundary lines.
- § 7-2-3. 7-2-3. Relocation of county seat.
- § 7-2-4. 7-2-4. Change of name of unincorporated town or of district; petition; notice.
- § 7-2-5. 7-2-5. Order changing name; recordation; costs.
- § 7-2-6. 7-2-6. Establishment of county boundary lines; filing of maps; changes.
- § 7-2-7. 7-2-7. Establishment of tax district boundary lines.
- § 7-2-8. 7-2-8. License required for county surveyor.
- § 7-3-1. 7-3-1. Conveyances or devises to county.
- § 7-3-2. 7-3-2. Courthouse, jail and offices.
- § 7-3-3. 7-3-3. Sale of county or district property.
- § 7-3-4. 7-3-4. Leasing of county lands for oil, gas or minerals.
- § 7-3-5. 7-3-5. County commissions authorized to acquire and convey real estate and contract for construction, etc., and rental of courthouse, jail or other public building.
- § 7-3-6. 7-3-6. Annual levy for rentals.
- § 7-3-7. 7-3-7. Bonds for cost of real estate and public buildings.
- § 7-3-8. 7-3-8. Creation and enforcement of lien of bondholders.
- § 7-3-9. 7-3-9. Form and payment of bonds; use of proceeds of bonds.
- § 7-3-10. 7-3-10. Limitation on character of debt incurred.
- § 7-3-11. 7-3-11. Powers conferred are additional.
- § 7-3-12. 7-3-12. Liberally construed.
- § 7-3-13. 7-3-13. Limitation on amount of debt; increase of levies.
- § 7-3-14. 7-3-14. Authority to acquire and operate hospitals, clinics, long-term care facilities and other related facilities; financing.
- § 7-3-15. 7-3-15. Board of trustees for hospital, clinic or long-term care facility.
- § 7-3-16. 7-3-16. Operation with bonds outstanding.
- § 7-3-17. 7-3-17. Construction.
- § 7-3-18. 7-3-18. Insuring of moneys collected by county officers.
- § 7-3-19. 7-3-19. Dedication to or naming county property for office holder prohibited.
- § 7-4-1. 7-4-1. Duties of prosecuting attorney; further duties upon request of Attorney General.
- § 7-4-2. 7-4-2. Rewards for apprehension of persons charged with crime and expenditure of money for detection of crime; appointment of investigators of crime.
- § 7-4-3. 7-4-3. Employment of counsel for civil matters; compensation of counsel.
- § 7-4-4. 7-4-4. Prosecutor's advisory council; victim advocates; participation in multidisciplinary planning process.
- § 7-4-5. 7-4-5. Multidisciplinary investigative teams.
- § 7-4-6. 7-4-6. West Virginia Prosecuting Attorneys Institute.
- § 7-5-1. 7-5-1. Sheriff ex officio county treasurer.
- § 7-5-2. 7-5-2. Accounts by clerk of county court.
- § 7-5-3. 7-5-3. Claims against county.
- § 7-5-4. 7-5-4. Payment of money out of county treasury; signing of orders by mechanical or electrical devices; process when two or more designated signatories are family or household members; forgery; penalty.
- § 7-5-5. 7-5-5. Issuance of county orders.
- § 7-5-6. 7-5-6. Form of orders.
- § 7-5-7. 7-5-7. Payment of legitimate uncontested invoices; interest on late payments; "Prompt Pay Act of 1995."
- § 7-5-8. 7-5-8. Demand before suit.
- § 7-5-9. 7-5-9. Exemption of county property from execution; enforcing payment of order or judgment.
- § 7-5-10. 7-5-10. County orders receivable for taxes and fees.
- § 7-5-11. 7-5-11. Discounting or purchasing orders.
- § 7-5-12. 7-5-12. Refusal to pay orders.
- § 7-5-13. 7-5-13. Failure to account for taxes or moneys.
- § 7-5-14. 7-5-14. Vacancy in office of sheriff; collection of taxes and fee bills by successor.
- § 7-5-15. 7-5-15. Annual statement of sheriff of fines and costs received from magistrates; payment into State Treasury.
- § 7-5-16. 7-5-16. Preparation, publication and disposition of financial statements.
- § 7-5-17. 7-5-17. Authority of county officials or employees to become members of voluntary associations.
- § 7-5-18. 7-5-18. Membership and participation in area development corporations.
- § 7-5-19. 7-5-19. Liability insurance for county officers and employees.
- § 7-5-20. 7-5-20. Group insurance programs authorized.
- § 7-5-21. 7-5-21. Annual and sick leave for county employees.
- § 7-5-22. 7-5-22. County solid waste assessment fees authorized.
- § 7-5-23. 7-5-23. Voluntary direct deposits by county treasurer of salaries of employees to banks or other financial institutions.
- § 7-5-24. 7-5-24. Sheriff may commence civil action without paying fees and costs; fees and costs recoverable from defendants after completion of litigation.
- § 7-5-25. 7-5-25. Prohibition against certain deductions and assignments of earnings from compensation of county officers or employees.
- § 7-6-1. 7-6-1. Designation of depositories.
- § 7-6-2. 7-6-2. Bond of depositories.
- § 7-6-3. 7-6-3. Additional security; failure of depository to comply with article; removal of moneys; cessation of business.
- § 7-6-4. 7-6-4. Deposit and disbursement of moneys by sheriff.
- § 7-6-5. 7-6-5. Interest on deposits.
- § 7-6-6. 7-6-6. Monthly statement of amount of deposits.
- § 7-6-7. 7-6-7. Account of deposits and disbursements.
- § 7-6-8. 7-6-8. Meaning of "public moneys."
- § 7-6-9. 7-6-9. Liability of sheriff for violation of depository law.
- § 7-7-1. 7-7-1. Legislative findings and purpose.
- § 7-7-2. 7-7-2. Establishment of county in-service training programs; further additional duties for prosecuting attorney in any county in excess of 200,000.
- § 7-7-3. 7-7-3. Classification of counties for purpose of determining compensation of elected county officials.
- § 7-7-4. 7-7-4. Compensation of elected county officials and county commissioners for each class of county; effective date.
- § 7-7-5. 7-7-5.
- § 7-7-6. 7-7-6.
- § 7-7-7. 7-7-7. County assistants, deputies and employees; their number and compensation; county budget.
- § 7-7-8. 7-7-8. Assistant prosecuting attorneys; appointment and compensation; when court may appoint attorney to prosecute.
- § 7-7-9. 7-7-9. Procedure for payment of compensation.
- § 7-7-10. 7-7-10.
- § 7-7-11. 7-7-11. Illegal orders for compensation.
- § 7-7-12. 7-7-12. Sharing compensation prohibited.
- § 7-7-13. 7-7-13. Allowance for expenses of sheriff.
- § 7-7-14. 7-7-14. Training of sheriffs and deputies; payment of expenses thereof by county commission.
- § 7-7-15. 7-7-15. Allowance for expenses of prosecuting attorney.
- § 7-7-16. 7-7-16. Mileage allowance for county officials and employees.
- § 7-7-17. 7-7-17.
- § 7-7-18. 7-7-18.
- § 7-7-19. 7-7-19. Compliance with Economic Stabilization Act of 1970.
- § 7-7-20. 7-7-20. Penalties.
- § 7-7-21. 7-7-21. Severability.
- § 7-7-22. 7-7-22. Direct deposit of county officials' and employees' compensation into designated accounts in financial institutions.
- § 7-7-23. 7-7-23. Awarding service pistol upon retirement.
- § 7-8-1. 7-8-1. Jail to be provided; temporary jail; compensation by county for use of city jail.
- § 7-8-2. 7-8-2. Sheriff to be keeper of jail; appointment of jailer; care of jail; authorizing county commissions and municipalities to seek reimbursement of medical care and certain clothing provided by county jails.
- § 7-8-3. 7-8-3.
- § 7-8-4. 7-8-4. Jailer to attend court; prisoners to be received in jail.
- § 7-8-5. 7-8-5. Keeper of temporary jail.
- § 7-8-6. 7-8-6. Guard for prisoners.
- § 7-8-7. 7-8-7. Jail physician; clothing for indigent prisoners.
- § 7-8-8. 7-8-8. Federal prisoners.
- § 7-8-9. 7-8-9. Prisoners under civil process.
- § 7-8-10. 7-8-10. Persons privileged from arrest under civil process.
- § 7-8-11. 7-8-11. Deduction from sentence for good conduct.
- § 7-8-12. 7-8-12. Establishment, operation and maintenance of county work farms.
- § 7-8-13. 7-8-13.
- § 7-8-14. 7–8-14. Reimbursement for costs of incarceration.
- § 7-9-1. 7-9-1. Establishment.
- § 7-9-2. 7-9-2. Board of directors.
- § 7-9-3. 7-9-3. Appointment of directors.
- § 7-9-4. 7-9-4. Officers.
- § 7-9-5. 7-9-5. Contracts.
- § 7-9-6. 7-9-6. Employees.
- § 7-9-7. 7-9-7. Regulations.
- § 7-9-8. 7-9-8. Records.
- § 7-9-9. 7-9-9. Quarterly financial statements.
- § 7-9-10. 7-9-10. Accounts and reports.
- § 7-9-11. 7-9-11. Superintendent.
- § 7-9-12. 7-9-12. Inspection and supervision.
- § 7-9-13. 7-9-13. Deputy superintendent.
- § 7-9-14. 7-9-14. Removal of officers.
- § 7-9-15. 7-9-15. Costs of maintenance.
- § 7-9-16. 7-9-16. Commitments.
- § 7-9-17. 7-9-17. Inmates from other counties and cities.
- § 7-9-18. 7-9-18. Inmates from cities.
- § 7-9-19. 7-9-19. Sentence to workhouse.
- § 7-9-20. 7-9-20. Procedure after sentence.
- § 7-9-21. 7-9-21. Payment of fine.
- § 7-9-22. 7-9-22. Enlargement of buildings.
- § 7-9-23. 7-9-23. Fees of officers.
- § 7-9-24. 7-9-24. Parole.
- § 7-10-1. 7-10-1. Deputy sheriffs as humane officers.
- § 7-10-2. 7-10-2. Duty of humane officers; reporting requirement when abuse or neglect of individuals suspected; prohibition against interference with humane officers; penalties.
- § 7-10-3. 7-10-3. Cruel treatment of animal drawing or in vehicle; custody and care thereof by humane officers.
- § 7-10-4. 7-10-4. Custody and care of animals abandoned, neglected or cruelly treated; hearing; bonds; liability for costs; liens; exclusions.
- § 7-10-5. 7-10-5. Destruction of animals.
- § 7-11-1. 7-11-1. County courts authorized to create a county parks and recreation commission.
- § 7-11-2. 7-11-2. Commission a body corporate; perpetual existence; name; power and authority; authority of county commission; indebtedness of commission; agreements; tax exemption.
- § 7-11-3. 7-11-3. Number of members; quorum; qualifications; appointment; term; disqualifications.
- § 7-11-4. 7-11-4. Oath of members; officers; location of office; personnel.
- § 7-11-5. 7-11-5. General powers of commission; rules; misdemeanor offenses; park police authorized.
- § 7-11-6. 7-11-6. Severability.
- § 7-12-1. 7-12-1. Establishment authorized; name; exceptions.
- § 7-12-2. 7-12-2. Purposes.
- § 7-12-3. 7-12-3. Management and control of county authority vested in board; appointment and terms of members; vacancies; removal of members.
- § 7-12-4. 7-12-4. Qualifications of members.
- § 7-12-5. 7-12-5. Compensation of members; expenses; recusal of member from voting where conflict of interest involved.
- § 7-12-6. 7-12-6. Authority to be a public corporation.
- § 7-12-7. 7-12-7. Powers generally.
- § 7-12-8. 7-12-8. Incurring indebtedness; rights of creditors.
- § 7-12-9. 7-12-9. Agreements in connection with obtaining funds.
- § 7-12-10. 7-12-10. Property, bonds and obligations of authority exempt from taxation.
- § 7-12-11. 7-12-11. Participation and appropriations authorized; transfers and conveyances of property.
- § 7-12-12. 7-12-12. Contributions by county commissions, municipalities and others; funds and accounts; reports; audit and examination of books, records and accounts.
- § 7-12-13. 7-12-13. Sale or lease of property; reversion of assets upon dissolution.
- § 7-12-14. 7-12-14. Employees to be covered by workers' compensation.
- § 7-12-15. 7-12-15. Liberal construction of article.
- § 7-12-16. 7-12-16. Provisions severable.
- § 7-13-1. 7-13-1. Community action program organizations.
- § 7-13-2. 7-13-2. Recognition.
- § 7-13-3. 7-13-3.
- § 7-13-4. 7-13-4. Eligibility.
- § 7-13-5. 7-13-5. Area encompassed in program.
- § 7-13-6. 7-13-6. Membership and participation in community action program organizations.
- § 7-13-7. 7-13-7. Status of community action program organizations.
- § 7-13-8. 7-13-8. Contributions by county courts, county boards of education and municipal governments.
- § 7-13-9. 7-13-9. Accountability of funds.
- § 7-13-10. 7-13-10. Employees covered by workers' compensation.
- § 7-13-11. 7-13-11. Volunteers in Service to America.
- § 7-13-12. 7-13-12. Severability.
- § 7-13-13. 7-13-13. Liberal construction of article.
- § 7-13-14. 7-13-14. Amendment of federal act.
- § 7-14-1. 7-14-1. Appointments and promotions of deputy sheriffs.
- § 7-14-2. 7-14-2. Definitions; population.
- § 7-14-3. 7-14-3. Civil service commission.
- § 7-14-4. 7-14-4. Clerk of the commission.
- § 7-14-5. 7-14-5. Office and supplies for commission; appropriations required.
- § 7-14-6. 7-14-6. Powers and duties of commission.
- § 7-14-7. 7-14-7. Rules and regulations of commission; notice and distribution thereof; probationary period for appointees.
- § 7-14-8. 7-14-8. Form of application; age requirements; exceptions.
- § 7-14-9. 7-14-9. Character and notice of competitive examinations; qualifications of applicants; competitive examinations to be prescribed by state civil service commission; press representatives; posting eligible list; medical examinations; exceptions as to and training of deputies serving on effective date of article.
- § 7-14-10. 7-14-10. Refusal to examine or certify; review thereof.
- § 7-14-11. 7-14-11. Appointments from eligible list.
- § 7-14-12. 7-14-12. Noncompetitive examination for filling vacancy; provisional appointment.
- § 7-14-13. 7-14-13. Vacancies filled by promotions; eligibility for promotion; rights of chief deputy.
- § 7-14-14. 7-14-14. No inquiry shall be made concerning political or religious opinions or affiliations of applicants, etc.
- § 7-14-15. 7-14-15. Political activities of members prohibited; exceptions.
- § 7-14-16. 7-14-16. Training and retraining programs for all deputies required.
- § 7-14-17. 7-14-17. Removal, discharge, suspension or reduction in rank or pay; hearing; attorney fees; appeal; reduction in force; mandatory retirement age.
- § 7-14-18. 7-14-18. Offenses and penalties.
- § 7-14-19. 7-14-19.
- § 7-14-20. 7-14-20. Inconsistent acts repealed; once established civil service remains mandatory.
- § 7-14-21. 7-14-21. Severability.
- § 7-15-1. 7-15-1. Short title.
- § 7-15-2. 7-15-2. Legislative findings and declaration of policy.
- § 7-15-3. 7-15-3. Definitions.
- § 7-15-4. 7-15-4. Duty of county commissions to provide emergency ambulance service; emergency ambulance service authorities authorized; authorities to be public corporations.
- § 7-15-5. 7-15-5. Management of authority vested in board; eligibility, appointment, number and term of members; vote of members; vacancies.
- § 7-15-6. 7-15-6. Compensation of members; expenses.
- § 7-15-7. 7-15-7. Meetings of authority; officers; employees; official bonds; records of authority public records.
- § 7-15-8. 7-15-8. Quorum; majority vote required.
- § 7-15-9. 7-15-9. Budget.
- § 7-15-10. 7-15-10. Powers and duties of authorities generally.
- § 7-15-11. 7-15-11. Contributions to authorities; funds and accounts of authorities; reports; audit by State Tax Department.
- § 7-15-12. 7-15-12. Emergency ambulance service not regulated by Public Service Commission.
- § 7-15-13. 7-15-13. Exemption from taxation.
- § 7-15-14. 7-15-14. Indebtedness of authorities.
- § 7-15-15. 7-15-15. Conflict of interest.
- § 7-15-16. 7-15-16. Competitive bids; publication of solicitation for sealed bids.
- § 7-15-17. 7-15-17. Imposition and collection of special emergency ambulance service fee by county commission.
- § 7-15-18. 7-15-18. Article constitutes complete authority; liberal construction; severability.
- § 7-16-1. 7-16-1. Establishment of authorities authorized.
- § 7-16-2. 7-16-2. Purposes.
- § 7-16-3. 7-16-3. Management and control vested in authority; appointment and terms of members; vacancies; removal of members; meetings; quorum; compensation.
- § 7-16-4. 7-16-4. Authority to be a public corporation; name; power to contract and sue; seal.
- § 7-16-5. 7-16-5. Powers, duties and responsibilities of authority generally.
- § 7-16-6. 7-16-6. Employees to be covered by workers' compensation.
- § 7-16-7. 7-16-7. Liberal construction of article; provisions not in derogation of other powers.
- § 7-16-8. 7-16-8. Provisions severable.
- § 7-16-9. 7-16-9. Expiration of authority.
- § 7-17-1. 7-17-1. Findings.
- § 7-17-2. 7-17-2. Definitions.
- § 7-17-3. 7-17-3. County fire association creation; prohibiting entrance by a municipality maintaining a full time paid fire department.
- § 7-17-4. 7-17-4. Management and control vested in the county fire association; appointment.
- § 7-17-5. 7-17-5. Sale or lease of property; reversion of assets upon dissolution.
- § 7-17-6. 7-17-6. County fire board creation and management; membership; terms of members; vacancies.
- § 7-17-7. 7-17-7. Resident requirement of county fire board members; municipality location.
- § 7-17-8. 7-17-8. Compensation; expenses.
- § 7-17-9. 7-17-9. Board to be a public corporation.
- § 7-17-10. 7-17-10. Powers generally.
- § 7-17-11. 7-17-11. Limitations.
- § 7-17-12. 7-17-12. County fire service fees; petition; election; dedication; and amendment.
- § 7-17-13. 7-17-13. Incurring indebtedness; rights of creditors.
- § 7-17-14. 7-17-14. Agreements in connection with obtaining funds.
- § 7-17-15. 7-17-15. Property, bonds and obligations of authority exempt from taxation.
- § 7-17-16. 7-17-16. Appropriations authorized.
- § 7-17-17. 7-17-17. Contributions by county commissions, municipalities and others; funds and accounts; reports; audit and examination of books, records and accounts and penalties.
- § 7-17-18. 7-17-18. Sale or lease of property; reversion of assets upon dissolution.
- § 7-17-19. 7-17-19. Employees to be covered by workers' compensation.
- § 7-17-20. 7-17-20. Liberal construction of article.
- § 7-18-1. 7-18-1. Hotel occupancy tax.
- § 7-18-2. 7-18-2. Rate of tax.
- § 7-18-3. 7-18-3. Definitions.
- § 7-18-4. 7-18-4. Consumer to pay tax; collection of tax by marketplace facilitators; hotel, hotel operator, or marketplace facilitator not to represent that it will absorb tax; accounting by hotel and marketplace facilitators.
- § 7-18-5. 7-18-5. Occupancy billed to government agencies or employees.
- § 7-18-6. 7-18-6. Collection of tax when sale on credit.
- § 7-18-7. 7-18-7. Receivership bankruptcy; priority of tax.
- § 7-18-8. 7-18-8. Failure to collect or remit tax; liability of hotel operator.
- § 7-18-9. 7-18-9. Total amount collected to be remitted.
- § 7-18-10. 7-18-10. Tax return and payment.
- § 7-18-11. 7-18-11. Keeping and preserving of records.
- § 7-18-12. 7-18-12. Liability of officers.
- § 7-18-13. 7-18-13. General procedure and administration.
- § 7-18-14. 7-18-14. Proceeds of tax; application of proceeds.
- § 7-18-15. 7-18-15. Criminal penalties.
- § 7-19-1. 7-19-1. Definitions.
- § 7-19-2. 7-19-2. Legislative findings.
- § 7-19-3. 7-19-3. Authority to invest; limitations on investment in linked deposits; loan cap.
- § 7-19-4. 7-19-4. Applications for loan; priorities; loan package.
- § 7-19-5. 7-19-5. Acceptance or rejection of loan package; deposit agreement.
- § 7-19-6. 7-19-6. Rate of loan; certification and monitoring of compliance; reports.
- § 7-19-7. 7-19-7. Liability of the county commission or its agent.
- § 7-19-8. 7-19-8. Penalties for violation of article.
- § 7-20-1. 7-20-1. Short title.
- § 7-20-2. 7-20-2. Purpose and findings.
- § 7-20-3. 7-20-3. Definitions.
- § 7-20-4. 7-20-4. Counties authorized to collect fees.
- § 7-20-5. 7-20-5. Credits or offsets to be adjusted; incidental benefit by one development not construed as denying reasonable benefit to new development.
- § 7-20-6. 7-20-6. Criteria and requirements necessary to implement collection of fees.
- § 7-20-7. 7-20-7. Establishment of impact fees; levies may be used to fund existing capital improvements.
- § 7-20-8. 7-20-8. Use and administration of impact fees.
- § 7-20-9. 7-20-9. Refund of unexpended impact fees.
- § 7-20-10. 7-20-10. Impact fees required to be consistent with other development regulations.
- § 7-20-11. 7-20-11. Additional powers.
- § 7-20-12. 7-20-12. Countywide service fees.
- § 7-20-13. 7-20-13. Bonds issued to finance infrastructure project.
- § 7-20-14. 7-20-14. Use of proceeds from sale of bonds.
- § 7-20-15. 7-20-15. No contribution by county.
- § 7-20-16. 7-20-16. Bonds made legal investments.
- § 7-20-17. 7-20-17. Construction of article.
- § 7-20-18. 7-20-18. No notice, consent or publication required.
- § 7-20-19. 7-20-19. Public officials exempt from personal liability.
- § 7-20-20. 7-20-20. Cooperation by public bodies.
- § 7-20-21. 7-20-21. Relocation of public utility lines or facilities to accommodate special infrastructure project.
- § 7-20-22. 7-20-22. Special infrastructure projects financed by service fee considered to be public improvements subject to prevailing wage, local labor preference and competitive bid requirements.
- § 7-20-23. 7-20-23. Excess funds; termination of service fee.
- § 7-20-24. 7-20-24. Severability.