Introduced Version
House Bill 2098 History
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H. B. 2098
(By Delegate Stemple)
[Introduced
January 11, 2006
; referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary.]
A BILL to amend the code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by
adding thereto a new section, designated §7-15-19,
relating to
deferral of filing fees and costs incidental to bringing
actions in magistrate court for the collection of delinquent
ambulance bills by county ambulance authorities and county
commissions.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, be amended
by adding thereto a new section, designated §7-15-19,
to read as
follows:
ARTICLE 15. EMERGENCY AMBULANCE SERVICE ACT OF 1975.
§7-15-19. Deferral of court costs and fees when collecting
delinquent emergency ambulance bills.
Emergency ambulance authorities and county commissions are
granted a deferral of filing fees or other fees and costs incidental to the bringing and maintenance of an action in
magistrate court for the collection of delinquent ambulance bills.
If the authority or commission prevails the court shall include in
its order a requirement that the user or other responsible party
pay to the clerk all deferred fees and costs.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to allow the deferral of
filing fees and costs incidental to bringing actions in magistrate
court for the collection of delinquent ambulance bills by county
ambulance authorities or county commissions.
This section is new; therefore, strike-throughs and
underscoring have been omitted.