§14-3-1. Payment of Interest by the State on Contracts When Final Payment Is Delayed
All public contracts let in accordance with article three, chapter five-a of the code or let by the state Board of Education, the University of West Virginia board of trustees, the board of directors of the state college system, state armory board or by any other board, agency or commission of the state, entered into […]
§14-3-2. Approving Authority
The approving authority provided for in section one of this article shall be the contracting state board, agency or commission or its authorized spending officer; except, in the case of contracts let by the state road commissioner relating to roads and bridges, the approving authority shall be the state highway engineer.
§14-3-3. Source of Funds for Payment of Interest
Payment of interest as provided by this article shall be made from the same appropriation or other source from which the principal debt under the contract is to be paid.
§14-2B-7. Prosecutor to Distribute Funds as Ordered by Court; Court to Order Distribution of Funds
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this article, the prosecutor shall distribute funds which are or may later be deposited in the escrow account only in accordance with this section. (b) The court or jury before which the interpleader action authorized by this article is pending shall decide all claims, except such claims that have […]
§14-2B-8. Priorities of Claims to Moneys in Escrow Account
(a) The court, in ordering relief pursuant to this article, shall distribute the moneys in the escrow account and moneys which may later be payable under the contract, in the following priority: (1) Payments authorized by the court for the exclusive purpose of retaining legal representation at any stage of the criminal proceedings against such […]
§14-2B-9. Acts to Defeat Intent of Article Void as Against Public Policy
Any action taken by any defendant, whether by way of execution of a power of attorney, creation of corporate entities or otherwise, to defeat the purpose of this article shall be null and void as against the public policy of this state.
§14-2B-10. Consent to Jurisdiction
A person who commits a crime in this state submits to the jurisdiction of the courts of this state for a proceeding brought under this article. A person, firm, corporation, partnership, association or other legal entity which knowingly contracts for, pays or agrees to pay any profit to a defendant who commits a crime in […]
§14-2B-11. Failure of Defendant or Person, Firm, Corporation, Partnership, Association or Other Legal Entity Contracting With Defendant to Provide Notice to Prosecutor or Pay Over Moneys to Prosecutor as Required by This Article; Civil Penalty of Treble Damages
Notwithstanding any provision of this article to the contrary, if any defendant or any person, firm, corporation, partnership, association or other legal entity which knowingly contracts for, pays, or agrees to pay to a defendant, any crime profits, as defined in section one of this article, fails to submit a copy of such contract to […]
§14-2B-2. Legislative Findings; Purpose and Intent
The Legislature finds and declares that it is a violation of the public policy of this state to permit a person who commits a crime to thereafter gain a monetary profit from the commission of that crime. Consequently, the Legislature finds that when a person convicted of a crime later profits as a result of […]
§14-2B-3. Definitions
As used in this article: (a) "Crime" means any offense designated by the provisions of this code as a felony or misdemeanor. (b) "Crime profits" means: (1) Any property obtained through or income generated from the commission of a crime of which the defendant was convicted;