WEST VIRGINIA CODE
WVC 17C-5-10
§17C-5-10. Fee for withdrawing blood sample and making urine
test; payment of fees.
A reasonable fee shall be allowed to the person withdrawing a
blood sample or administering a urine test at the request and
direction of a law-enforcement officer in accordance with the
provisions of this article. If the person whose blood sample was
withdrawn or whose urine was tested was arrested and charged with
a violation of section two of this article, the county having venue
of such charge shall pay said fee, and if said person is
subsequently convicted of such charge, such fee shall be taxed as
a part of the costs of the criminal proceeding and shall be paid,
notwithstanding any other provision of this code to the contrary,
into the general fund of said county. If the person whose blood
sample was withdrawn or whose urine was tested was arrested and
charged with a violation of a similar ordinance of any
municipality, said municipality shall pay said fee, and if said
person is subsequently convicted of such charge, such fee shall be
taxed as a part of the costs of the criminal proceeding and shall
be paid, notwithstanding any other provision of this code to the
contrary, into the general fund of said municipality.
Note: WV Code updated with legislation passed through the 2012 1st Special Session