ENROLLED
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
FOR
H. B. 2958
(By Delegates Doyle, Swartzmiller, Guthrie
and Morgan)
[Passed March 12, 2011; in effect ninety days from passage.]
AN ACT to amend and reenact §19-23-14 of the Code of West Virginia,
1931, as amended, relating to allowing the West Virginia
Racing Commission to use certain permit and registration fees
to pay salaries and other budgeted expenses; and providing
that judges and the Racing Commission may also impose
penalties.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That §19-23-14 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended,
be amended and reenacted to read as follows:
ARTICLE 23. HORSE AND DOG RACING.
§19-23-14. Disposition of permit fees, registration fees and
civil penalties.
(a) All permit fees and fees paid for the registration of
colors or assumed names collected by the Racing Commission shall be
paid by the commission to the State Treasurer for deposit in the
Racing Commission's general administrative account.
(b) All civil penalties imposed by the stewards, judges or the
commission shall be paid into a relief fund and paid out on the
order of the commission for hospitalization, medical care and
funeral expenses occasioned by injuries or death resulting from an
accident sustained by any permit holder while in the discharge of
his or her duties under the jurisdiction of the Racing Commission:
Provided, That (1) No payment may be made from the relief fund for
any hospitalization, medical care or funeral expenses of a permit
holder who is covered by workers' compensation or an insurance
policy providing payments for hospitalization, medical care or
funeral expenses; and (2) any balance in the relief fund in excess
of $5,000, less any outstanding obligations, shall thereupon be
transferred by the Racing Commission to the State Treasurer for
deposit to the credit of the General Revenue Fund of this state.
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