§51-10A-6. Prohibition Against Providing Fiduciary Bonds in Estates; Exception
A bail bonding company or a bail bond enforcer may not provide fiduciary bonds for an estate unless the bail bonding company or bail bond enforcer is licensed with the Insurance Commissioner to act as an agent for an insurance company that provides surety or fiduciary bonds.
§51-11-1. Short Title
This article is known and may be cited as the West Virginia Appellate Reorganization Act of 2021.
§51-11-2. Definitions
For the purpose of this article: “Circuit court” means a circuit court of this state, as provided in 51-2-1 of this code. “Clerk” means the Clerk of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia. “Intermediate Court of Appeals” means the Intermediate Court of Appeals of West Virginia created by this article. “Judge” means a […]
§51-11-3. West Virginia Intermediate Court of Appeals; Constitutional Authority; Court Created; Judges; Qualifications of Judges; Location; Clerk
(a) The Legislature finds that: (1) Section one, article VIII of the Constitution of West Virginia explicitly recognizes the power of the Legislature to establish an intermediate court of appeals.
§51-11-4. Jurisdiction; Limitations
(a) The Intermediate Court of Appeals has no original jurisdiction. (b) Unless specifically provided otherwise in this article, appeals of the following matters shall be made to the Intermediate Court of Appeals, which has appellate jurisdiction over such matters: (1) Final judgments or orders of a circuit court in civil cases, entered after June 30, […]
§51-11-5. Motion for Direct Review by Supreme Court of Appeals
(a) Within 20 days after a petition for appeal is filed in the Intermediate Court of Appeals, a party may file a motion in the Supreme Court of Appeals for direct review of a final judgment or order that is otherwise within the appellate jurisdiction of the Intermediate Court of Appeals pursuant to 51-11-5 of […]
§51-11-6. Election of Judges; Initial Appointment and Election; Vacancies; Length and Conditions of Judicial Terms
(a) The three judges of the Intermediate Court of Appeals shall be elected on a nonpartisan basis to serve 10-year terms, subject to the exceptions for initial appointments and elections contained in subsection (b) and subsection (c) of this section. (b) Nomination and election to fill initial vacancies. The judges shall be nominated and appointed […]
§51-10-4. Attorneys Procuring Employment Through Official or Bondsman for Consideration Prohibited
It shall be unlawful for any attorney at law, either directly or indirectly, to give, loan, donate, contribute, or to promise to give, loan, donate, or contribute any money, property, entertainment, or other thing of value whatsoever to, or to split or divide any fee or commission with, any bondsman, police officer, sheriff, deputy sheriff, […]
§51-10-5. Receiving Other Than Regular Fee for Bonding Prohibited; Bondsman Prohibited From Endeavoring to Secure Dismissal or Settlement
It shall be lawful to charge for executing any bond in a criminal case in the State of West Virginia, and it shall be unlawful for any person or corporation engaged in the bonding business, either as principal, or clerk, agent or representative of another, either directly or indirectly, to charge, accept, or receive any […]
§51-10-5a. Bonding Fee and Collateral Security Required by Bail Bondsmen
(a) The bonding fee required by a bail bondsman shall be at least ten percent of the amount of the bond. The bonding fee received by the bondsman shall not, in the aggregate, exceed the amount of the bond. (b) The bonding fee may be paid as follows: (1) In full at the time of […]