§14-2A-27. Application of Article
The provisions of this article shall not apply to any injury or death resulting from criminally injurious conduct which occurred on or before December 31, 1981.
§14-2A-28. Retroactive Effect of Amendments
Amendments made to the provisions of this article during the regular session of the Legislature in the year 1984, shall be of retroactive effect to the extent that such amended provisions shall apply to all cases pending before the West Virginia Legislative Claims Commission on the effective date of the act of the Legislature which […]
§14-2A-29. Retroactive Effect of Amendments
Amendments made to the provisions of this article during the 1992 regular session of the Legislature are retroactive in effect to the extent that the amended provisions apply to all cases wherein the criminally injurious conduct occurred after December 31, 1991.
§14-2A-26. Rule-Making
(a) The West Virginia Legislative Claims Commission may promulgate rules and regulations to implement the provisions of this article. (b) The West Virginia Legislative Claims Commission shall promulgate rules and regulations to govern the award of compensation to the spouse of, person living in the same household with, parent, child, brother or sister of the […]
§14-2A-21. Annual Report of West Virginia Legislative Claims Commission
The West Virginia Legislative Claims Commission shall prepare and transmit annually to the Governor and the Legislature a report of the activities of the West Virginia Legislative Claims Commission under this article. The report shall include the number of claims filed, the number of awards made, the amount of each award, and a statistical summary […]
§14-2A-22. State's Subrogation to Claimant's Rights
If an award of compensation is made under the provisions of this article and is not reduced on account of the availability of payment by a collateral source, the state, upon the payment of the award or a part of the award, shall be subrogated to all of the claimant's rights to receive or recover […]
§14-2A-23. Subrogation Rights of Collateral Source
Subrogation rights which a collateral source may have shall not extend to a recovery from a claimant of all or any part of an award made under this article. A collateral source may not apply, in the name of a claimant or otherwise, for an award of compensation based upon injury to a claimant to […]
§14-2A-24. Award Not Subject to Execution or Attachment; Exceptions
An award is not subject to execution, attachment, garnishment or other process, except that, upon receipt of an award by a claimant, the part of the award that is for allowable expense is not exempt from such action by a creditor to the extent that he provides products, services or accommodations the costs of which […]
§14-2A-25. Publicity
(a) The clerk of the West Virginia Legislative Claims Commission shall prepare an information brochure for the benefit of the general public, outlining the rights of claimants and procedures to be followed under this article. Copies of such brochure shall be distributed to law-enforcement agencies in the state, and be made available to other interested […]
§14-2A-14. Grounds for Denial of Claim or Reduction of Awards; Maximum Award
(a) Except as provided in 14-2A-10(b) of this code, the commissioner may not approve an award of compensation to a claimant who did not file his or her application for an award of compensation within two years after the date of the occurrence of the criminally injurious conduct that caused the injury or death for […]