H. B. 2723

(By Delegate Kiss, By Request)
[Introduced February 24, 1995; referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary.]

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 providing that the agency that the arresting officer represents shall be responsible to the county for all costs associated with the incarceration; and that Class III and Class IV municipalities shall be exempt from this requirement.

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. Costs of incarceration.

When an arrest is made, the agency that the arresting officer represents shall be responsible to the county for all costs associated with the incarceration: Provided, That Class III and Class IV municipalities shall be exempt from this requirement.

NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to provide that the agency that the arresting officer represents shall be responsible to the county for all the costs associated with the incarceration.

Section thirteen, article eight, chapter seven is new; therefore, strike-throughs and underscoring have been omitted.