West Virginia § 48-26-209 - 48-26-209. Family Protection Fund defined.
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§ 48-26-209. 48-26-209. Family Protection Fund defined.
"Family Protection Fund" means the special revenue account established by Chapter 74 of the Acts of the Legislature of 1981, held by the department, for the purpose of collecting marriage license fees pursuant to section ten, article one, chapter fifty-nine of this code, divorce surcharge fees pursuant to section twenty-eight-a, article one, chapter fifty-nine of this code, fees for failure to present a premarital education course completion certificate pursuant to section ten, article one, chapter fifty-nine of this code and any other funding source, including any source created in another section of this code, and distributed to licensed domestic violence programs, in accordance with the formula designated by the board.
Source: official West Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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