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.