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H. B. 2556


(By Delegates Walters, Schadler and L. Smith)

[Introduced February 26, 2001 ; referred to the

Committee on the Judiciary then Finance.]





A BILL to amend and reenact article eight, chapter seven of the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, relating to requiring persons incarcerated in county or regional jails to pay for the costs of incarceration for the first five days; and providing for reimbursement of same when the person so incarcerated is ultimately acquitted of the charges that resulted in the incarceration.

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 and reenacted to read as follows:

ARTICLE 8. JAIL AND JAILER.

§7-8-13. Reimbursement for costs of initial incarceration.

Notwithstanding any other provision of this code to the contrary, any person who is arrested and incarcerated in a county or regional jail shall pay to the county commission the actual costs incurred for the first five days of incarceration: Provided, That if a person is ultimately acquitted of the charges which resulted in the incarceration, the county commission shall reimburse the costs for incarceration paid to it by that person.


NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to require that persons incarcerated in county or regional jails reimburse the county for the costs incurred for the first five days of incarceration.

This section has been completely rewritten; therefore, strike-throughs and underscoring have been omitted.
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