ENGROSSED
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
FOR
Senate Bill No. 533
(By Senator Kessler)
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[Originating in the Committee on Finance;
reported February 25, 2004.]
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A BILL to amend the code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by
adding thereto a new section, designated §28-7-4, relating to
authorizing the division of corrections to charge a fee of up
to one hundred dollars to adult offenders applying for
transfer under the interstate compact for the supervision of
adult offenders; setting up a special revenue account; and
providing for expenditure of moneys.
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 §28-7-4, to read as
follows:
ARTICLE 7. INTERSTATE COMPACT FOR THE SUPERVISION OF ADULT
OFFENDERS
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§28-7-4.
Transfer application fee.
The division of corrections may charge an application fee set
by the division, not to exceed one hundred dollars, to adult
offenders applying for transfer out-of-state under the interstate
compact for the supervision of adult offenders. There is created
a special revenue account in the state treasury designated the
"Interstate Compact for Adult Offenders Fund". The application fee
shall be deposited in this account and expended to offset the cost
of operating the interstate compact. All funds not expended at
year-end may be retained and carried forward by the division and
used by the division for the same purpose.