H. B. 2468

(By Delegates Manuel, Michael,
Pino and Leach)
[Introduced January 29, 1999; referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary then Finance.]

A BILL to amend article eight, chapter seven of the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated section thirteen, relating to imposing a processing fee for persons sentenced to county or regional jails.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That article eight, chapter seven of the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, be amended by adding thereto a new section, designated section thirteen, to read as follows:

ARTICLE 8. JAIL AND JAILER.

§7-8-13. Jail processing fee.
A person sentenced to be confined in a regional or county jail by order of magistrate, circuit judge or by temporary commitment order shall at the time of initial booking and first commitment into the jail, or upon sentencing if already confined in the jail, pay a processing fee of twenty dollars. If the person is unable to pay at the time of booking or sentencing, the fee shall be deducted from the person's jail trust account at a rate of fifty percent of any new deposits made into the person's jail trust account until the jail processing fee is paid. The fee shall be credited to the regional jail's or county jail's facilities operating budget.

NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to allow regional and county jails to collect a $20 processing fee for each person sentenced to the jail.

This section is new; therefore, strike-throughs and underscoring have been omitted.

This bill is recommended for passage during the 1999 regular session by the Legislative Oversight Committee on Regional Jails and Correctional Facility Authority.