SENATE
HOUSE
JOINT
BILL STATUS
STATE LAW
REPORTS
EDUCATIONAL
CONTACT
home
home
Introduced Version - Originating in Committee Senate Bill 483 History

OTHER VERSIONS  -  Enrolled Version - Final Version  |  Engrossed Version  |     |  Email
Key: Green = existing Code. Red = new code to be enacted

Senate Bill No. 483

(By Senators Wooton, Ball, Dittmar, Fanning, Hunter, Kessler, McCabe, Minard, Mitchell, Redd, Ross, Snyder and Deem)

____________

[Originating in the Committee on the Judiciary;


reported February 9, 1999.]

_____________




A BILL to amend and reenact section seventeen, article one, chapter fifty-one of the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, relating to duties of director of supreme court of appeals; and eliminating time reporting requirements for circuit judges.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That section seventeen, article one, chapter fifty-one of the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, be amended and reenacted to read as follows:
ARTICLE 1. SUPREME COURT OF APPEALS.

§51-1-17. Administrative office of supreme court of appeals -- duties of director.

The director shall, when authorized by the supreme court of appeals, be the administrative officer of said court and shall have charge, under the supervision and direction of the supreme court of appeals, of:
(a) All administrative matters relating to the offices of the clerks of the circuit and intermediary courts and of the offices of justice of the peace and all other clerical and administrative personnel of said courts; but nothing contained in this act shall be construed as affecting the authority of the courts to appoint their administrative or clerical personnel;
(b) Examining the state of the dockets of the various courts and securing information as to their needs for assistance, if any, and the preparation of statistical data and reports of the business transacted by the courts, including, as an integral part of the compensation of justices and judges, the development of a system of reporting by justices and judges as to the actual amount of time, including travel time, spent by each justice or judge in the conduct of his official duties in court;
(c) The preparation of a proper budget to secure the appropriation of moneys for the maintenance, support and operation of the courts;
(d) The purchase, exchange, transfer and distribution of equipment and supplies, as may be needful or desirable;
(e) Such other matters as may be assigned to him by the supreme court of appeals. The clerks of the circuit courts, intermediate courts and courts of the justices of the peace shall comply with any and all requests made by the director or his assistants for information and statistical data bearing on the state of the dockets of such courts, or such other information as may reflect the business transacted by them;
(f) Annual report of activities and estimates of expenditures. -- The director, when required to do so by the supreme court of appeals, shall submit annually to the court a report of the activities of the administrative office and of the state of business of the courts, together with the statistical data compiled by him, with his recommendations.
(g) Serve as the chair of the court security board created under the provisions of section fifteen, article three of this chapter.

____________

(NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to eliminate from the duties of the Supreme Court AdmininstratorAdministrator the requirement of making circuit judges keep and submit time records.
Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from the present law, and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.)

This Web site is maintained by the West Virginia Legislature's Office of Reference & Information.  |  Terms of Use  |   Email WebmasterWebmaster   |   © 2024 West Virginia Legislature **


X

Print On Demand

Name:
Email:
Phone:

Print