WV SB582 | 2012 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on February 14 2012 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-02-14 - To Judiciary
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on February 14 2012 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-02-14 - To Judiciary
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
The purpose of this bill is to permit magistrate courts, like municipal courts, to collect unpaid costs, fines, forfeitures and penalties it has imposed on a defendant. The bill permits those unpaid costs, fines, forfeitures and penalties be deducted from a defendants income tax refund. The bill creates the Magistrate Fines and Fees Collection Fund. The bill permits the Tax Commissioner to charge an administrative fee. The bill provides rule-making authority.
Title
Collecting unpaid magistrate court charges through income tax refund withholding
Sponsors
| Sen. Orphy Klempa [D] | Sen. John Unger [D] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2012-02-14 | To Judiciary | |
| 2012-02-14 | Introduced in Senate | |
| 2012-02-14 | To Judiciary | |
| 2012-02-14 | Filed for introduction |
