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Introduced Version House Bill 4606 History

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H. B. 4606


(By Delegate Overington (By Request))

[Introduced February 22, 2002; referred to the

Committee on Political Subdivisions then Finance.]





A BILL to amend and reenact section two, article fourteen-e, chapter seven of the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, relating to lowering the fee charged for certain public reports provided by the deputy sheriff's office to a reasonable amount to cover copying costs .

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That section two, article fourteen-e, chapter seven of the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, be amended and reenacted to read as follows:
ARTICLE 14E. ESTABLISHMENT OF CERTAIN FEES; DEDICATION OF FEE TO DEPUTY SHERIFF'S RETIREMENT SYSTEM.

§7-14E-2. Statewide uniform fees for reports generated by
sheriff's offices; dedication of fees.

(a) Effective the first day of July, one thousand nine hundred ninety-eight two thousand two, the county commission of each county in this state shall set a fee for obtaining certain reports. This fee shall be set at a minimum of ten dollars for each report, with a maximum of twenty dollars
no higher than necessary to recover copying costs for each report. Ten dollars of the charge for each report shall be deposited into the deputy sheriff's retirement fund created in section six, article fourteen- d, chapter seven of this code. The reports for which only a copying charge may be made applied are traffic accident reports, criminal investigation reports, incident reports and property reports.
(b) Effective the first day of July, one thousand nine hundred ninety-eight, all sheriff's offices in this state shall collect a fee of five dollars for performing the following services: Adult private employment fingerprinting; fingerprinting for federal firearm permits; motor vehicle number identification; adult identification card and photo-identification card. Upon collection, these fees shall be deposited into the deputy sheriff's retirement fund created in section six, article fourteen-d of this chapter.
(c) Effective the first day of July, one thousand nine hundred ninety-eight, all sheriff's offices in this state shall collect a fee of five dollars for each nongovernmental background investigation report. Upon collection, these fees shall be deposited into the deputy sheriff's retirement fund created in section six, article fourteen-d, chapter seven of this code.
(d) No charge may be made under this section for any report or reports made to governmental agencies.



NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to change the fee charged for certain public reports provided by the deputy sheriff's office from a minimum of ten dollars and a maximum of twenty dollars to a reasonable amount to cover copying costs.

Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from the present law, and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.

























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