SB 293 — Increasing fees charged by sheriff

WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE REGULAR SESSION IntroducedCommittee Substitute for Senate Bill 293 ByBYS SenatorsENATORSWOODRUM Woodrum,, Deeds,EED,AND andHAMILTON Hamilton[Originating [Introducedin Januarythe 18,Committee 2023;on Government Organization;

referredreported toon theFebruary Committee15, on2023] GovernmentCS Organization]for Intr SB 293 2023R2759 A BILL to amend and reenact §59-1-14 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to fees charged by sheriffs.sheriffs;

increasing maximum fees that the sheriff may charge for serving notices related to tax sales of real property;

increasing maximum fees generally;

and increasing portion of fees charged by the sheriff directed to the Deputy Sheriff Retirement Fund.

For serving on any person an order, notice, summons or other process where the body is not taken, except afor subpoenaany servednotice onpursuant ato witness,§11A-3-1 andet makingseq. return thereof ......$25.00 $30.00 For summoning a witness..............................................................................

25.00of $30.00this Forcode, servingsummons, on any person an attachment or other process underwhere which the body is taken.................................................not taken, except a subpoena served on a witness, and making return thereof ....................................................$25.00 $30.00 For summoning a witness............................................................................

25.00 $30.00 For levyingserving on any person an attachment onor realother estateprocess andunder makingwhich the return...........................................................................................body is taken...............................................

25.00 $30.00 For levying an attachment on real estate and making anythe otherreturn levy......................................................................................................................................................................

25.00 $30.00 For servingmaking aany writother oflevy possession................................................................................................................................................

25.00 $30.00 (b)For Theserving countya commissionwrit shallof determinepossession the.................................................................. amount which the sheriff may charge, which charges shall not exceed the following:

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.25of Forthis takingcode anyand bond.....................................................................................................making return thereof ……………………………………………………………………………………….$75.00 (b) The county commission shall determine the amount which the sheriff may charge, which charges shall not exceed the following:

1.00For Whenconveying a juryprisoner isto swornor from jail, for each mile of necessary travel either in court,going or returning ...........................................................................................................................$ .25 CS for summoningSB and293 impanelingFor suchtaking jury....................any bond.................................................................................................

1.00$1.00 When a jury is sworn in court, for summoning and impaneling such jury ..................$1.00 For issuing receipt to purchaser at delinquent tax sale................................................sale ............................................

1.00$1.00 (c) The county commission, giving due regard to the cost thereof, may from time to time prescribe the amount which the sheriff may charge for keeping any property or in removing any property.

When, after distraining or levying, he or she neither sells nor receives payment, and Intr SB 293 2023R2759 either takes no bond or takes one which is not forfeited, he or she shall, if guilty of no default, have (in addition to the $1 for a bond, if one was taken) a fee of $3, unless this be more than half of what his or her commission would have amounted to if he or she had received payment;

Provided, That $2 $5 of each fee collected pursuant to the provisions of subsection (a) of this section shall be deposited by the county commission in the "WestWest Virginia Deputy Sheriff Retirement Fund"Fund created in section six, article fourteen-d, chapter seven §17-14D-6 of this code and $3 of each fee collected pursuant to the provisions of subsection (a) of this section shall be deposited by the county commission in the general revenue CS for SB 293 account of the county commission.

NOTE:

The purpose of this bill is to increase fees charged by sheriffs and to increase the portion of fees directed to the Deputy Sheriff Retirement Fund.

Intr SB 293 2023R2759 Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from a heading or the present law and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.