§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 […]
§51-10-8. Qualifications of Bondsmen; Rules to Be Prescribed by Insurance Commissioner; Bondsman Filing Requirements; Bondsman License Renewal Requirements; Criminal Penalty for Filing False Affidavit; List of Bondsmen Kept and Provided to Places of Detention by Insurance Commissioner; Requiring All Bondsman to Be Licensed by Insurance Commissioner After July 1, 2022
(a) The commissioner shall promulgate and propose legislative rules for promulgation under 29A-3-1, et seq. of this code, to carry out the intent, administration, and enforcement of this article. The commissioner may promulgate any emergency rules under 29A-3-15 of this code necessary to carry out the intent, administration, and enforcement of this article. The commissioner […]
§51-10-9. Penalties
Any person violating any provisions of this article other than in the commission of false swearing shall be punished by a fine of not more than $100, or by imprisonment not exceeding six months in the county jail, or both, where no other penalty is provided by this article; and if the person so convicted […]
§51-10-10. Enforcement of Article
It shall be the duty of the judges of the criminal courts of record, the municipal courts, the justices of the peace of the county to which this article is applicable, to see that this article is enforced, and upon the impaneling of each grand jury in the State of West Virginia it shall be […]