West Virginia § 48-2-702 - 48-2-702. Marriage education fund.

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§ 48-2-702. 48-2-702. Marriage education fund.

(a) There is created a special revenue account within the State Treasury known as the Marriage Education Fund. The account shall be administered by the Secretary of the Department of Human Services.

(b) Any balance in the account at the end of each fiscal year shall not revert to the general revenue fund but shall remain in the account and be expended as provided by in this section.

(c) The account shall consist of all fees collected under the provisions of §59-1-10(c)(4)(C) of this code, legislative appropriations, and all interest or other returned earned from investment of the fund.

(d) Expenditures from the account shall be made by the secretary for the purposes set forth in section seven-hundred-one of this article, and are not authorized from collections, but are to be made only in accordance with appropriation by the Legislature and in accordance with the provisions of article three, chapter twelve of this code and upon the fulfillment of the provisions set forth in article two, chapter eleven-b of this code: Provided , That for fiscal year ending June 30, 2013, expenditures are authorized from collections rather than pursuant to an appropriation by the Legislature.

Source: official West Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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