Senate Bill No. 563
(By Senators Tomblin, Mr. President, Bailey, Helmick, Love
Fanning, Chafin, Stollings, Unger, Wells, Boley, Minard, McKenzie
and Green)
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[Introduced February 13, 2007; referred to the Committee on the
Judiciary.]
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A BILL to amend and reenact §14-2-5 of the Code of West Virginia,
1931, as amended, relating to clarifying that the Joint
Committee on Government and Finance may appoint the clerk,
chief deputy clerk and deputy clerks of the Court of Claims.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That §14-2-5 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended,
be amended and reenacted to read as follows:
ARTICLE 2. CLAIMS AGAINST THE STATE.
§14-2-5. Court clerk and other personnel.
The
court Joint Committee on Government and Finance may
appoint a clerk, chief deputy clerk and deputy clerks. The
salaries of the clerk, the chief deputy clerk and the deputy clerks
shall be fixed by the Joint Committee on Government and Finance and
shall be paid out of the regular appropriation for the court. The clerk shall have custody of and maintain all records and
proceedings of the court, shall attend meetings and hearings of the
court, shall administer oaths and affirmations and shall issue all
official summonses, subpoenas, orders, statements and awards. The
chief deputy clerk or another deputy clerk shall act in the place
and stead of the clerk in the clerk's absence.
The Joint Committee on Government and Finance may employ other
persons whose services are necessary to the orderly transaction of
the business of the court and fix their compensation.
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(NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to clarify that the Joint
Committee on Government and Finance, in light of the authority
provided in West Virginia Code §4-3-3c, may appoint the clerk,
chief deputy clerk and deputy clerks to support the Court of
Claims.
Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from
the present law, and underscoring indicates new language that would
be added.)
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