ENROLLED
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
FOR
Senate Bill No. 340
(Senators Schoonover and Love, original sponsors)
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[Passed March 11, 1995; in effect ninety days from passage.]
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AN ACT to amend article one, chapter fifty of the code of West
Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as
amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated
section six-a, relating to appointment of retired
magistrates.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That article one, chapter fifty of the code of West
Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, be
amended by adding thereto a new section, designated section
six-a, to read as follows:
ARTICLE 1. MAGISTRATE COURTS.
§50-1-6a. Temporary appointment of retired magistrates.
The West Virginia supreme court of appeals is authorized
and empowered to create a panel of senior magistrates to
consist of, and to utilize the talent and experience of, retired magistrates of this state. The supreme court of
appeals shall promulgate rules providing for such senior
magistrates to be assigned duties as needed and as feasible
toward the objective of reducing caseloads and providing for
replacement of magistrates who are unavailable: Provided, That
reasonable payment shall be made to said senior magistrates on
a per diem basis: Provided, however, That the per diem and
retirement compensation of a senior magistrate shall not exceed
the salary of a sitting magistrate and allowances shall also be
made for necessary expenses pursuant to the travel regulations
of the supreme court of appeals.