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WVC -1- ARTICLE 1. THE GOVERNOR.
WVC 5-1-1 §5-1-1. Arrest or deportation of persons during war.
The governor may cause to be apprehended and imprisoned, or
may compel to depart from this state, all suspicious subjects,
citizens, agents or emissaries of any foreign state or power at war
WVC 5-1-2 §5-1-2. Arrest of persons aiding enemy or insurgents.
He may also cause to be apprehended and imprisoned all who in
time of war, insurrection or public danger shall willfully give
aid, support or information to the enemy or insurgents, or who, he
shall have just cause to believe, are conspiring or combining
together to aid or support any hostile action against the United
States or this state.
WVC 5-1-3 §5-1-3. Power to send for persons and papers in such cases.
In order to obtain information in such cases, the governor may
send for the person and papers of anyone whom he shall believe to
be subject to the last two sections.
WVC 5-1-4 §5-1-4. Warrants of governor under §§5-1-1 to 5-1-3.
Any warrant or order of the governor, under the three
preceding sections, may be directed to any sheriff or other
officer, civil or military, and shall be executed according to the
terms thereof by such officer, who shall have all the powers
necessary for the purpose either in or out of his county.
WVC 5-1-5 §5-1-5. Discharge from arrest; bond.
Any person so apprehended or imprisoned may, at the discretion
of the governor, be discharged upon giving bond with satisfactory
security to leave the state and not return thereto for such period,
to be stated in the bond, as the governor may prescribe; or he may
be discharged on such other terms or conditions, or without
conditions, as to the governor shall seem right and proper.
WVC 5-1-6 §5-1-6. Extradition of fugitives from foreign nations.
The governor, whenever required by the executive authority of
the United States pursuant to the constitution and laws thereof,
shall deliver over to justice any person found within this state
who shall be charged with having committed any crime without the
The governor, though not so required, may in his discretion
deliver over to justice any person found within this state who
shall be charged with having committed without the jurisdiction of
the United States any crime except treason, which by the laws of
this state, if committed herein, would be punishable by death or
imprisonment in the penitentiary. The governor shall require such
evidence of the guilt of the person so charged, as would be
necessary to justify an indictment against him, had the crime
charged been committed in this state. The expense of the
apprehension and delivery shall be defrayed by those to whom the
WVC 5-1-7 §5-1-7. Extradition of persons charged with crime in another state
or imprisoned or awaiting trial in another state.
(a) Where appearing in this article, the term "governor"
includes any person performing the functions of governor by
authority of the law of this state. The term "executive authority"
includes the governor, and any person performing the functions of
governor in a state other than this state. The term "state,"
referring to a state other than this state, includes any other
state or territory, organized or unorganized, of the United States
(b) Subject to the provisions of this article, the provisions
of the constitution of the United States controlling, and any and
all acts of Congress enacted in pursuance thereof, it is the duty
of the governor of this state to have arrested and delivered up to
the executive authority of any other state of the United States any
person charged in that state with treason, felony, or other crime,
who has fled from justice and is found in this state: Provided,
That the demand or application of the executive authority of such
other state is accompanied by an affidavit or sworn evidence that
the demand or application is made in good faith for the punishment
of crime, and not for the purpose of collecting a debt or pecuniary
mulct, or of removing the alleged fugitive to a foreign
jurisdiction with a view to serve him there with civil process.
(c) No demand for the extradition of a person charged with
crime in another state shall be recognized by the governor unless in writing alleging, except in cases arising under subdivision (g)
of this section, that the accused was present in the demanding
state at the time of the commission of the alleged crime, and that
thereafter he fled from the state, and accompanied by a copy of an
indictment found, or by information supported by affidavit, in the
state having jurisdiction of the crime, or by a copy of an
affidavit made before a magistrate or justice there, together with
a copy of any warrant which was issued thereupon; or by a copy of
a judgment of conviction or a sentence imposed in execution
thereof, together with a statement by the executive authority of
the demanding state that the person claimed has escaped from
confinement or has broken the terms of his bail, probation or
parole. The indictment, information, or affidavit made before the
magistrate or justice must substantially charge the person demanded
with having committed a crime under the law of that state; and the
copy of indictment, information, affidavit, judgment of conviction
or sentence must be authenticated by the executive authority making
(d) When a demand shall be made upon the governor of this
state by the executive authority of another state for the surrender
of a person so charged with crime, the governor may call upon the
attorney general, any prosecuting officer, or the department of
public safety, in this state to investigate or assist in
circumstances of the person so demanded, and whether he ought to be surrendered.
(e) When it is desired to have returned to this state a person
charged in this state with crime, and such person is imprisoned or
is held under criminal proceedings then pending against him in
another state, the governor of this state may agree with the
executive authority of such other state for the extradition of such
person before the conclusion of such proceedings or his term of
sentence in such other state, upon condition that such person be
returned to such other state at the expense of this state as soon
as the prosecution in this state is terminated.
(f) The governor of this state may also surrender on demand of
the executive authority of any other state any person in this state
who is charged in the manner provided in subdivision (b) of section
ten of this article, with having violated the laws of the state
whose executive authority is making the demand, even though such
person left the demanding state voluntarily (involuntarily).
(g) The governor of this state may also surrender, on demand
of the executive authority of any other state, any person in this
state charged in such other state in the manner provided in
subdivision (c) of this section, with committing an act in this
state, or in a third state, intentionally resulting in a crime in
the state whose executive authority is making the demand, and the
provisions of this article not otherwise inconsistent, shall apply
to such cases, even though the accused was not in that state at the
time of the commission of the crime, and has not fled therefrom.
WVC 5-1-8 §5-1-8. Governor's warrant of arrest.
(a) If the governor decides that the demand should be complied
with, he shall sign a warrant of arrest which shall be sealed by
the secretary of state with the great seal of this state, and be
directed by the governor to any peace officer or other person whom
he may think fit to entrust with the execution thereof. The
warrant must substantially recite the facts necessary to the
(b) Such warrant shall authorize the peace officer or other
person to whom directed to arrest the accused at any time and any
place where he may be found within the state and to command the aid
of all peace officers or other persons in the execution of the
warrant, and to deliver the accused, subject to the provision of
this article to the duly authorized agent of the demanding state.
(c) The governor may recall the warrant of arrest or may issue
another warrant whenever he deems proper.
(d) Every such peace officer or other person empowered to make
the arrest, shall have the same authority, in arresting the
accused, to command assistance therein, as peace officers have by
law in the execution of any criminal process directed to them, with
like penalties against those who refuse their assistance.
WVC 5 - 1 - 9 §5-1-9. Hearing after arrest; application for writ of habeas
corpus; arrest and confinement of fugitives from
another state; bail; persons involved in criminal or
civil actions in this state.
(a) No person arrested upon a warrant shall be delivered over
to the agent whom the executive authority demanding him or her
shall have appointed to receive him or her unless he or she shall
first be taken forthwith before a judge of a court of record in
this state, who shall inform him or her of the demand made for his
or her surrender and of the crime with which he or she is charged,
and that he or she has the right to demand and procure legal
counsel and if the prisoner or his or her counsel shall state that
he or they desire to test the legality of his or her arrest, the
judge of the court of record shall fix a reasonable time to be
allowed him or her within which to apply for a writ of habeas
corpus. When a writ is applied for, notice thereof, and of the
time and place of hearing thereon, shall be given to the
prosecuting attorney of the county in which the arrest is made and
in which the accused is in custody, and to the agent of the
demanding state.
(b) Any officer who delivers to the agent for extradition of
the demanding state a person in his or her custody under the
governor's warrant, in willful disobedience to subdivision (a) of
this section, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, on conviction
thereof shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars or be imprisoned not more than six months, or both.
(c) The officer or persons executing the governor's warrant of
arrest, or the agent of the demanding state to whom the prisoner
may have been delivered, may, when necessary, confine the prisoner
in any city, county or regional jail; and the keeper of the jail
shall receive and safely keep the prisoner until the officer or
person having charge of him or her is ready to proceed on his or
her route, the officer or person being chargeable with the expense
The officer or agent of a demanding state to whom a prisoner
may have been delivered following extradition proceedings in
another state, or to whom a prisoner may have been delivered after
waiving extradition in the other state, and who is passing through
this state with such a prisoner for the purpose of immediately
returning the prisoner to the demanding state may, when necessary,
confine the prisoner in any city, county or regional jail; and the
keeper of the jail shall receive and safely keep the prisoner until
the officer or agent having charge of him or her is ready to
proceed on his or her route, the officer or agent, however, being
chargeable with the expense of keeping: Provided, That the officer
or agent shall produce and show to the keeper of the jail
satisfactory written evidence of the fact that he or she is
actually transporting a prisoner to the demanding state after a
requisition by the executive authority of the demanding state. The
prisoner may not be entitled to demand a new requisition while in this state.
(d) Whenever any person within this state shall be charged on
the oath of any credible person before any judge or magistrate of
this state with the commission of any crime in any other state and,
except in cases arising under subdivision (g), section seven of
this article, with having fled from justice, or with having been
convicted of a crime in that state and having escaped from
confinement, or having broken the terms of his or her bail,
probation or parole, or whenever complaint has been made before any
judge or magistrate in this state setting forth on the affidavit of
any credible person in another state that a crime has been
committed in the state and that the accused has been charged in the
state with the commission of the crime, and, except in cases
arising under subdivision (g), section seven of this article, has
fled from justice, or with having been convicted of a crime in that
state and having escaped from confinement, or having broken the
terms of his or her bail, probation or parole, and is believed to
be in this state, the judge or magistrate shall issue a warrant
directed to any peace officer commanding him or her to apprehend
the person named therein, wherever he or she may be found in this
state, and to bring him or her before the same or any other judge,
magistrate, or court who or which may be available in or convenient
of access to the place where the arrest may be made, to answer the
charge or complaint and affidavit, and a certified copy of the
sworn charge or complaint and affidavit upon which the warrant is issued shall be attached to the warrant.
(e) The arrest of a person may be lawfully made also by any
peace officer, or a private person, without a warrant, upon
reasonable information that the accused stands charged in the
courts of a state with a crime punishable by death or by
imprisonment for a term exceeding one year, but when so arrested
the accused must be taken before a judge or magistrate with all
practicable speed and complaint must be made against him or her
under oath setting forth the ground for the arrest as in the
preceding section and thereafter his or her answer shall be heard
as if he or she had been arrested on a warrant. Correctional
officers may, additionally, make complaint against persons in their
custody for whom they have a reasonable belief stand accused of
crimes, punishable by death or confinement for a term exceeding one
year, in the courts of another state. (f) If from the examination before the judge or magistrate it
appears that the person held is the person charged with having
committed the crime alleged and, except in cases arising under
subdivision (g), section seven of this article, that he or she has
fled from justice, the judge or magistrate must, by a warrant
reciting the accusation, commit him or her to the county or
regional jail for a time not exceeding thirty days, and specified
in the warrant, as will enable the arrest of the accused to be made
under a warrant of the governor on a requisition of the executive
authority of the state having jurisdiction of the offense, unless the accused give bail as provided in subdivision (g) of this
section, or until he or she shall be legally discharged.
(g) Unless the offense with which the prisoner is charged is
shown to be an offense punishable by death or life imprisonment
under the laws of the state in which it was committed, a judge or
magistrate in this state may admit the person arrested to bail by
bond, with sufficient sureties, and in a sum as he or she considers
proper, conditioned for his or her appearance before him or her at
a time specified in the bond, and for his or her surrender, to be
(h) If the accused is not arrested under warrant of the
governor by the expiration of the time specified in the warrant or
bond, a judge or magistrate may discharge him or her or may
recommit him or her for a further period not to exceed sixty days,
or a judge or magistrate may again take bail for his or her
appearance and surrender as provided in subdivision (g) of this
section, but within a period not to exceed sixty days after the
date of the new bond.
(i) If the prisoner is admitted to bail, and fails to appear
and surrender himself or herself according to the conditions of his
or her bond, the judge, or magistrate, by proper order, shall
declare the bond forfeited and order his or her immediate arrest
without warrant if he or she is within this state. Recovery may be
had on a bond in the name of the state as in the case of other
bonds given by the accused in criminal proceedings within this state.
(j) If a criminal prosecution has been instituted against the
person under the laws of this state and is still pending, the
governor, in his or her discretion, either may surrender him or her
on demand of the executive authority of another state or hold him
or her until he or she has been tried and discharged or convicted
and punished in this state: Provided, That any person under
recognizance to appear as a witness in any criminal proceeding
pending in this state may in the discretion of the governor be
surrendered on demand of the executive authority of another state
or be held until criminal proceeding pending in this state has been
determined: Provided, however, That any person who was in custody
upon any execution, or upon process in any suit, at the time of
being apprehended for a crime charged to have been committed
without the jurisdiction of this state, may not be delivered up
without the consent of the plaintiff in an execution or suit, until
the amount of the execution has been paid, or until the person
shall be otherwise discharged from the execution or process.
(k) The guilt or innocence of the accused as to the crime for
which he or she is charged may not be inquired into by the governor
or in any proceeding after the demand for extradition accompanied
by a charge of crime in legal form as provided in this article has
been presented to the governor, except as it may be involved in
identifying the person held as the person charged with the crime.
WVC 5-1-10 §5-1-10. Return of fugitive from this state.
(a) Whenever the governor of this state shall demand a person
charged with crime or with escaping from confinement, or breaking
the terms of his bail, probation, or parole in this state, from the
executive authority of any other state, or from the chief justice
or an associate justice of the supreme court of the District of
Columbia authorized to receive such demand under the laws of the
United States, he shall issue a warrant under the great seal of
this state affixed thereon by the secretary of state, to some
agent, commanding him to receive the person so charged if delivered
to him and to convey him to the proper officer of the county in
this state in which the offense was committed.
(b) When the return to this state of a person charged with
crime in this state is required, the prosecuting attorney shall
present to the governor his written application for a requisition
for the return of the person charged, in which application shall be
stated the name of the person so charged, the crime charged against
him, the approximate time, place and circumstances of its
commission, the state in which he is believed to be, including the
location of the accused therein, at the time the application is
made, and certifying that, in the opinion of the said prosecuting
attorney, the ends of justice require the arrest and return of the
accused to this state for trial and that the proceeding is not
When the return to this state is required of a person who has been convicted of a crime in this state and has escaped from
confinement or broken the terms of his bail, probation or parole,
the prosecuting attorney of the county in which the offense was
committed, the parole board, or the warden of the institution or
sheriff of the county, from which escape was made, shall present to
the governor a written application for a requisition for the return
of such person, in which application shall be stated the name of
the person, the crime of which he was convicted, the circumstances
of his escape from confinement or of the breach of the terms of his
bail, probation or parole, the state in which he is believed to be,
including the location of the person therein at the time
The application shall be verified by affidavit, shall be
executed in duplicate and shall be accompanied by two certified
copies of the indictment returned, or information and affidavit
filed, or of the complaint made to the judge or justice, stating
the offense with which the accused is charged, or the judgment of
conviction or of the sentence. The prosecuting attorney, parole
submitted with such application. One copy of the application, with
the action of the governor indicated by endorsement thereon, and
one of the certified copies of the indictment, complaint,
information, and affidavits, or of the judgment of conviction or of
the sentence shall be filed in the office of the secretary of state, to remain of record in that office. The other copies of all
papers shall be forwarded with the governor's requisition.
(a) A person brought into this state by, or after waiver of,
extradition based on a criminal charge, shall not be subject to
service of personal process in civil actions until he has been
convicted in the criminal proceedings, or, if acquitted, until he
has had reasonable opportunity to return to the state from which he
was extradited.
(b) Any person arrested in this state charged with having
committed any crime in another state or alleged to have escaped
from confinement, or broken the terms of his bail, probation or
parole may waive the issuance and service of the warrant provided
for in subsections (a) and (d), section eight of this article, and
all other procedure incidental to extradition proceedings, by
record, within this state a writing which states that he consents
to return to the demanding state: Provided, That before such
waiver shall be executed or subscribed by such person it shall be
the duty of such judge to inform such person of his rights with
respect to the issuance and service of a warrant of extradition and
with respect to obtaining a writ of habeas corpus as provided for
in subsection (a), section nine of this article.
If and when such consent has been duly executed it shall
forthwith be forwarded to the office of the governor of this state and be filed by him in the office of the secretary of state. The
judge shall direct the officer having such person in custody to
deliver forthwith such person to the duly accredited agent or
delivered to such agent or agents a copy of such consent: Provided, That nothing in this subdivision shall be deemed to limit
the rights of the accused person to return voluntarily and without
formality to the demanding state, nor shall this waiver procedure
be deemed to be an exclusive procedure or to limit the powers,
rights, or duties of the officers of the demanding state or of this
(c) Prior Waiver of Extradition. Notwithstanding any other
provision of this code, a law-enforcement or correction agency in
the state of West Virginia holding a person who is charged by
another jurisdiction with a violation of his or her terms of
probation, parole, bail or other form of conditional release in
another jurisdiction which is demanding the return of such person
shall immediately deliver the person to the duly authorized agent
of the demanding state, and without the requirement of a governor's
warrant, if such person has previously executed a waiver of
extradition as a condition of his or her current terms of
probation, parole, bail or other form of conditional release in the
demanding state and upon receipt of the following documentation
from the demanding state:
(1) A certified copy of the previously executed waiver of extradition being held by the officials in the demanding state or
an electronically or electromagnetically transmitted facsimile
(2) A certified copy of an order or warrant from the demanding
state seeking the return of the person or an electronically or
electromagnetically transmitted facsimile thereof; and
(3) A photograph, fingerprints or other evidence which
identifies the person held by the law-enforcement or correction
agency as the person who signed the waiver of extradition and who
is named in the order or warrant, or an electronically or
electromagnetically transmitted facsimile thereof.
(d) Nothing in this article contained shall be deemed to
constitute a waiver by this state of its right, power or privilege
to try such demanded person for an offense committed within this
state, or of its right, power or privilege to regain custody of
such person by extradition proceedings or otherwise for the purpose
of trial, sentence or punishment for any offense committed within
this state, nor shall any proceedings had under this article which
result in, or fail to result in, extradition, be deemed a waiver by
this state of any of its rights, privileges or jurisdiction in any
(e) After a person has been brought back to this state by, or
after waiver of, extradition proceedings, he may be tried in this
state for any offense which he may be charged with having committed
here as well as that specified in the requisition for his extradition.
(f) Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the
authority of the governor, at his or her own instance, to refuse to
honor an extradition demand from another jurisdiction.
WVC 5-1-12 §5-1-12. How costs paid; complainant responsible for.
When the punishment of the crime shall be the confinement of
the criminal in the penitentiary, expenses incurred shall be paid
from funds available to the division of corrections. In all other
cases such expenses shall be paid out of the county treasury of the
county wherein the crime is alleged to have been committed.
The complainant in each case is answerable for all the actual
costs and charges, and for the support in prison of any person so
committed; and, if the charge for his or her support in prison
shall not be paid when demanded, the jailer may discharge such
person from prison.
WVC 5-1-13 §5-1-13. Construction of §§5-1-7 to 5-1-13; severability; how
The provisions of sections seven to thirteen of this article
shall be so interpreted and construed as to effectuate its general
purposes to make uniform the law of those states which enact such
provisions, and if any provision thereof, or the application
thereof to any person or circumstances, is held invalid, such
invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications
thereof which can be given effect without the invalid provision or
application, and to this end the provisions thereof are declared to
Sections seven to thirteen of this article may be cited as the
"Uniform Criminal Extradition Act."
WVC 5-1-14 §5-1-14. Rewards for arrest of criminals or in case of assault on
or assassination of judge; employment of detectives.
The governor may offer a reward for apprehending and securing
any person convicted of an offense or charged therewith who shall
have escaped from prison, or for apprehending and securing any
person charged with an offense who, there is reason to fear, cannot
be arrested in the common course of proceeding. And in case a
judge of the supreme court of appeals, of a circuit court, of a
criminal court or an intermediate court, or of any court of record
in this state, shall be assassinated, or his assassination
attempted, or a felonious assault be committed upon him, and the
assassin or person making such assault shall not at once be
apprehended and arrested, the governor shall forthwith offer such
a reward, not exceeding ten thousand dollars, as in his discretion
will result in the arrest of such criminal. But no such reward
shall be paid to any sheriff or other officer who may arrest such
person by virtue of any process in his hands to be executed. And
the governor may employ any person to aid in the detection, arrest
and prosecution of one accused with the assassination or attempted
assassination or felonious assault upon a judge of the supreme
court of appeals, of a circuit court, of a criminal court, of an
intermediate court, or of any other court of record in this state,
and agree to pay, and pay, to such person or persons so employed,
such sum or sums, not exceeding ten thousand dollars, as in the
discretion of the governor may seem to be reasonable. And the governor may employ any person to aid in the detection of persons
charged with or suspected of crime, such persons so employed in
either case to be paid out of the contingent fund at the governor's
WVC 5-1-15 §5-1-15. Return of warrants issued by governor.
Every officer to whom any order or warrant of the governor is
directed shall make return thereof to the secretary of state, who
shall preserve the same in his office.
WVC 5-1-16 §5-1-16. Remission of fines and penalties; commutation of
The governor shall have power to remit fines and penalties, in
such cases and under such regulations as now are or may be
prescribed by law; to commute capital punishment, and, except where
the prosecution was carried on by the House of Delegates, to grant
reprieves, paroles and pardons, after conviction; but he shall
record in the journal of executive proceedings and communicate to
the Legislature, at its next session, the particulars of every case
of fine or penalty remitted, of punishment commuted, and of
reprieve, parole or pardon granted, with his reasons therefor. In
any case wherein the governor has power to grant a pardon, instead
of granting the same unconditionally, he may, after sentence, grant
it upon such conditions as he may deem proper, with the assent of
the person sentenced; and, for the purpose of carrying into effect
such conditional pardon, the governor may issue his warrant
directed to any proper officer, who shall obey and execute it,
instead of the sentence originally awarded. In any case in which
the governor shall exercise the power conferred on him by the
constitution to commute capital punishment, he may issue his order
to the warden of the penitentiary, requiring him to receive and
confine (and the warden shall receive and confine) in the
penitentiary, according to such order, the person whose punishment
is commuted. To carry into effect any commutation of punishment,
the governor may issue his warrant directed to any proper officer, who shall obey and execute the same.
§5-1-16a. Expungement of criminal record upon full and
unconditional pardon.
(a) Any person who has received a full and unconditional
pardon from the Governor, pursuant to the provisions of section
eleven, article VII of the Constitution of West Virginia and
section sixteen of this article, may petition the circuit court in
the county where the conviction was had to have the record of such
conviction expunged. The petition shall be served upon the
prosecuting attorney of the county where the petition was filed. Any person petitioning the court for an order of expungement shall
publish a notice of the time and place that such petition will be
made, which notice shall be published as a Class I legal
chapter fifty-nine of this code and the publication area for such
publication shall be the county where the petition is filed. The
circuit court, upon verification of the act of pardon and after a
hearing to determine that good cause exists, may enter an order
directing that all public record of the petitioner's conviction be
expunged. For the purposes of this section, "public record" or
"record" does not include the records of the Governor, the
Legislature or the Secretary of State that pertain to a grant of
pardon. Such records that pertain to a grant of pardon are not
subject to an order of expungement. The amendment to this section
during the fourth extraordinary session of the Legislature in the
year 2009 is not for the purpose of changing existing law, but is intended to clarify the intent of the Legislature as to existing
law regarding expungement.
(b) The record expunged pursuant to the provisions of this
section may not be considered in an application to any educational
institution in this state or an application for any licensure
required by any professional organization in this state.
(c) No person shall be eligible for expungement pursuant to
this section until one year after having been pardoned.
(d) No person shall be eligible for expungement pursuant to
this section until five years after the discharge of his or her
sentence upon the conviction for which he or she was pardoned.
(e) No person shall be eligible for expungement of a record of
conviction of first degree murder, as defined in section one,
article two, chapter sixty-one of this code; treason, as defined in
section one, article one of said chapter; kidnapping, as defined in
section fourteen-a, article two of said chapter; or any felony
defined in article eight-b of said chapter.
WVC 5-1-17 §5-1-17. When governor may remit fine or penalty.
The governor may remit in whole or in part any fine or penalty
assessed or imposed by a court of record, court-martial, or other
authority, only in the following instances:
(a) When judgment has been rendered against any person for a
contempt of court, other than for nonperformance of, or
disobedience to, some order, decree or judgment; or when any fine
or penalty is imposed by the sentence of a court-martial, the
governor may pardon the offense and remit the fine or penalty,
either in whole or in part;
(b) When any fine has been imposed, if the same or any part
thereof, when collected, would be payable to the state, and has not
been so paid, the governor may, on good cause shown by affidavit,
or on the recommendation of the judge or a majority of the jury who
tried the case, remit so much as is payable to the state and has
not been so paid, or a less amount, either unconditionally, or upon
such terms and conditions as may seem to him right and proper.
WVC 5-1-18 §5-1-18. Payments from civil contingent fund.
Out of the sum annually appropriated as a civil contingent
fund, there may be paid all expenses incurred in the execution of
any law for which there is no special appropriation, and any other
sums which the governor may deem necessary or proper. No payment
shall be made out of the civil contingent fund except on the
requisition of the governor directed to the auditor.
WVC 5-1-19 §5-1-19. Temporary loans.
The governor may raise, from time to time, by temporary loans,
not having over eighteen months to run, nor bearing a greater
interest than two cents per hundred dollars per day, so much as may
be needed to supply the wants of the treasury: Provided, That the
governor may, on or before the thirtieth day of June, one thousand
nine hundred eighty-nine, issue notes, revenue bonds, certificates
or other evidences of indebtedness of the state as provided in this
section to redeem previous liabilities for the ordinary expenses of
the state. Such notes, revenue bonds, certificates or other
evidences of indebtedness may not exceed in the aggregate the
principal sum of one hundred thirty-five million dollars and shall
provide for repayment of principal and interest in full no later
than the thirtieth day of June, one thousand nine hundred
The issuance of such notes, revenue bonds, certificates or
other evidences of indebtedness shall be authorized by an executive
order, and such notes, revenue bonds, certificates or other
evidences of indebtedness shall be payable in such medium of
payment and at such place or places, within or without the state,
and may have such other terms and conditions as the governor
determines. Such notes, revenue bonds, certificates or other
evidences of indebtedness shall be signed by the governor, under
the great seal of the state, and attested by the secretary of
state. The governor and secretary of state may sign and attest such notes, revenue bonds, certificates or other evidences of
indebtedness by facsimile signature. Such notes, revenue bonds,
certificates or other evidences of indebtedness may be issued at
such interest rate or rates as the governor deems reasonable and
necessary to serve the best interests of the state and to enhance
their marketability. Such notes, revenue bonds, certificates or
other evidences of indebtedness shall be sold in such manner and on
such terms and conditions as the governor may determine to be in
the best interests of the state. Any revenue bonds issued
hereunder shall be in registered form.
The governor may enter into trust agreements with banks or
trust companies, within or without the state, and in such trust
agreements or the executive order authorizing the issuance of such
notes, revenue bonds, certificates or other evidences of
indebtedness he may enter into valid and legally binding covenants
with the holders of such notes, revenue bonds, certificates or
other evidences of indebtedness as to the custody, safekeeping and
disposition of the moneys within the "Fiscal Responsibility Fund"
hereinafter created and as to any other matters or provisions which
are deemed necessary or advisable by the governor to serve the best
interests of the state and to enhance the marketability of such
indebtedness. The governor may contract for the provision of such
professional and technical services as he may deem necessary or
advisable in connection with the issuance of such notes, revenue bonds, certificates or other evidences of indebtedness, including
without limitation accounting, actuarial, consulting, financial and
legal services. The fees and expenses of such professionals and
any and all other costs associated with the issuance of such notes,
revenue bonds, certificates or other evidences of indebtedness
shall be payable from the proceeds of such issuance.
Such notes, revenue bonds, certificates or other evidences of
indebtedness shall be and constitute negotiable instruments under
the Uniform Commercial Code of this state; shall, together with the
interest thereon, be exempt from all taxation by the state of West
Virginia, or by any county, school district, municipality or
political subdivision thereof; and such notes, revenue bonds,
certificates or other evidences of indebtedness shall not be deemed
to be general obligations or debts of the state within the meaning
of the constitution of the state of West Virginia, and the credit
or the taxing power of the state shall not be pledged therefor, but
indebtedness shall be payable only from the revenue pledged
therefor as provided in this section.
The proceeds of any indebtedness issued hereunder shall be
paid into a special fund hereby created in the state treasury named
"The Fund for Redemption of Previous Liabilities". The governor
may make disbursements from this fund to pay the reasonable fees,
expenses and costs associated with the issuance of the indebtedness
authorized by this section, and such other disbursements as he deems necessary to redeem previous liabilities for the ordinary
named the "Fiscal Responsibility Fund" into which shall be paid on
eighty-nine, the amounts as and when specified in section thirty,
article fifteen, chapter eleven of this code. All moneys deposited
in said fund are pledged to the repayment of principal and interest
on any notes, revenue bonds, certificates or other evidences of
indebtedness issued pursuant to this section. A lien on the fund
shall exist in favor of the holders of any notes, revenue bonds,
certificates or other evidences of indebtedness issued under this
section to the extent of such indebtedness. Any moneys not needed
for repayment of principal and interest on and costs associated
with the notes, revenue bonds, certificates or other evidences of
indebtedness authorized by this section may be used to repay
principal and interest on moneys previously transferred from the
occupational pneumoconiosis fund pursuant to section eight-a,
article four-b, chapter twenty-three of this code. Repayment to
the occupational pneumoconiosis fund, if any, shall be made into
the special account created in the state treasury by said section
eight-a. Any amounts remaining in the "Fiscal Responsibility Fund"
after provisions for repayment of indebtedness issued pursuant to
this section and not otherwise used for repayment of moneys
previously transferred from the occupational pneumoconiosis fund shall be transferred to the general revenue fund of this state on
or before the first day of August, one thousand nine hundred
WVC 5 - 1 - 20 §5-1-20. Reports to the Governor; form and contents; transmission
to the Legislature; special reports.
(a) The secretaries of the executive department and the
officers of all public institutions of the state shall make an
annual report to the Governor as soon as possible after the close
of each fiscal year, notwithstanding any other provision of law to
(b) All state officers, boards, commissions, departments and
institutions required by law to make reports to the Governor, the
Legislature or any administrative board or state official shall
cover fiscal year periods.
(c) Annual reports shall be submitted in typewritten form, any
legible form produced by mechanical means, on electronic media, to
be filed in the same manner as a printed annual report, or
transmitted electronically via the internet. Any annual report
filed in an electronic format shall be considered as having
satisfied the filing requirements.
(d) The Governor shall by executive order prescribe the
general contents of the reports to be submitted to him or her. The
form and format of the reports shall be as prescribed in this code.
(e) The Governor shall transmit, and may do so electronically,
copies of the report to the Legislature and provide a copy of all
such reports with the Division of Archives and History where the
reports shall be kept as permanent records.
(g) The Governor may at any time require information in
writing, under oath, from any officer, board, department or
commission of the executive department or the principal officer or
manager of any state institution, upon any subject relating to the
condition, management and expense of their respective offices or
WVC 5-1-21 §5-1-21. Printing and distribution of biennial messages;
distribution of legislative journals.
Of the biennial messages submitted to the Legislature by the
governor, and any documents which he may deem essential to
accompany the same, he shall cause a sufficient number to be
printed, before the beginning of the session, if practicable, to
provide the clerk of the Senate and the clerk of the House of
Delegates with at least four copies for each member of their
respective houses of the Legislature, and so as to transmit one
copy to the governor of each of the other states, one to the
secretary of state of the United States, and three to the librarian
of Congress, whereof one shall be for the library and one for each
house of Congress; the governor may require such additional copies
to be printed as he may deem necessary, which additional copies
shall be distributed as he may direct. The governor shall also
transmit, to the governor of each of the other states, to the
secretary of state of the United States and the librarian of
Congress, copies of the journal of the Senate and of the House of
Delegates, in the number and for the use and disposition as herein
provided for copies of the biennial messages.
WVC 5-1-22 §5-1-22. Vacancies in offices filled by appointment of governor;
Senate action; bond requirements; filling vacancies in
other appointive offices.
In case of a vacancy, during the recess of the Senate, in any
office, which vacancy the governor is authorized to fill by and
with the advice and consent of the Senate, the governor shall, by
appointment, fill such vacancy until the next meeting of the
Senate, when the governor shall submit to the Senate a nomination
to fill such vacancy and, upon confirmation of such nomination by
the Senate, by a vote of a majority of all the members elected to
the Senate, taken by yeas and nays, the person so nominated and
confirmed shall hold said office during the remainder of the term
for which his predecessor in office was appointed, and until his
successor shall be appointed and qualified. No person whose
nomination for office has been rejected by the Senate shall be
again nominated for the same office during the session in which his
nomination was so rejected, unless at the request of the Senate,
nor shall he be appointed to the same office during the recess of
the Senate. No appointee who resigns from any such office prior to
confirmation, or whose name has not been submitted for confirmation
while the Senate is in session, shall be eligible, during the
recess of the Senate, to hold any office the nomination for which
The bond, if any, required by law to be given by any officer
so temporarily appointed by the governor, shall be in such penalty as is required by law of the incumbent of such office.
Any vacancy in any other office filled by appointment, or in
any office hereafter created to be filled by appointment, shall be
filled by the same person, court or body authorized to make
appointment to such office for the full term thereof.
WVC 5-1-23 §5-1-23. Securing congressional appropriations when Legislature
not in session; powers of designated state agency;
transfers of appropriation items by governor.
The governor is hereby authorized and empowered to take
whatever action not contrary to law that he may find proper and
necessary to enable the state to receive the benefits of
appropriations which may be made by the Congress of the United
States while the Legislature is not in session. A department,
institution or agency of the state government designated by
Congress, in such event and with the approval of the governor,
shall have authority to do all acts not contrary to law which may
be necessary for enforcement with the requirements and conditions
for the receipt of such federal appropriations. The governor shall
have authority to order transfers within the items of
appropriations for such department, institution or agency as may be
necessary to effectuate the purpose of this section (and not
contrary to law).
WVC 5-1-24 §5-1-24. Appointment of assistant attorney general to perform
duties for governor; compensation.
The governor, if he deem such action necessary, may request
the attorney general to appoint an assistant attorney general, who
shall perform, under the supervision and direction of the attorney
general, such duties as may be required of him by the governor. The
attorney general, in pursuance of such request, may select and
appoint an assistant attorney general, to serve during the will and
pleasure of the attorney general, and the salary of such assistant
shall be paid out of any funds made available for that purpose by
the Legislature to the office of the governor.
§5-1-25. Designation of daylight saving time as official time. Daylight saving time shall be the statewide official time, commencing at two o’clock antemeridian on the second Sunday of March and terminating at two o’clock antemeridian on the first Sunday of November; this time shall apply to all public schools, institutions of higher learning, agencies, departments and political subdivisions of the state. WVC 5-1-26 §5-1-26. Fuel emergency; power of the governor to declare an emergency; duties of the governor with respect to such emergency; assistance of other state agencies and local
law-enforcement agencies; injunctive relief; penalties;
purposes of this section are to protect and promote the public
peace, safety, economy, revenue, health and welfare and interest of
the people of this state and, to do so, it is necessary to ensure
free and competitive access to gasoline and special fuel for and to
the users of gasoline or special fuel in this state during the time
of any fuel emergency as declared by the governor pursuant to the
power and authority herein granted.
(b) As used herein or as used in any proclamation, order, rule
or regulation issued by the governor pursuant to this section,
unless the context requires a different meaning, the terms or
phrases "actual metered gallons," "distributor," "producer,"
"gallon," "gasoline," "importer," "person," "petroleum carrier,"
"purchase," "receive," "retail dealer," "sale," "special fuel,"
"supply tank," "tank wagon" and "user" shall have the same meanings
ascribed to those terms or phrases in section two, article
(c) When the public peace, safety, economy, revenue, health,
welfare or interest of the people of this state is impaired or
imperiled because of a shortage of gasoline or special fuel, and
the governor so finds, the governor is hereby empowered and authorized and it shall be his duty to issue a proclamation
declaring the existence of a fuel emergency in this state or any
part thereof. Upon the issuance of such proclamation by the
governor, the governor is hereby granted plenary power and
authority to issue, amend, suspend or revoke orders, rules and
(1) Allocate or distribute gasoline or special fuel to the
extent permitted by any federal law relating to the allocation or
distribution of gasoline or special fuel and rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder or to the extent permitted by the
appropriate federal agency.
(2) Control, restrict and regulate the sale by distributors,
producers, importers and retail dealers of gasoline and special
fuel to users by any appropriate means including, but not limited
to, the establishment of quotas, rationing, specifications that
certain users may purchase gasoline or special fuel only on certain
days, and other conditions upon the purchase of gasoline or special
fuel to the extent permitted by any federal law relating to the
allocation or distribution of gasoline or special fuel and rules
and regulations promulgated thereunder or to the extent permitted
by the appropriate federal agency.
Any such order, rule or regulation shall have such statewide,
regional, county or other area application, as the governor shall
specify therein. Whenever the nature and severity of a fuel
emergency varies from area to area in the state, the governor shall have plenary power and authority, within the limitations of
subdivisions (1) and (2) above, to establish different allocation
or distribution formulae, controls, restrictions and regulations
for different areas of the state at different times.
(d) Any orders, rules or regulations issued pursuant to this
section shall be valid only during the period of any such fuel
emergency and may be issued or promulgated without complying with
the provisions of chapter twenty-nine-a of this code: Provided,
That a copy of every such order, rule or regulation shall be filed
in the office of the secretary of state before the same is
effective and the secretary of state shall, within five days
thereafter, forward a certified copy thereof to the clerk of the
county court of each county and every such clerk shall forthwith
admit such order, rule or regulation to record in the miscellaneous
records of the county court kept in the office of each such clerk,
but such filing in the office of the secretary of state shall alone
constitute constructive notice to any person affected by such
order, rule or regulation: Provided, however, That the county
court of each county shall, when the first such order, rule or
regulation is admitted to record, forthwith cause to be published
a notice to the effect that such order, rule or regulation is, and
that all further orders, rules and regulations or record copies
thereof shall be, available for inspection in the office of the
county clerk of such county. Such notice shall be published as a
Class I legal advertisement in compliance with the provisions of article three, chapter fifty-nine of this code, and the publication
area for such publication shall be such county. A copy of any such
order, rule or regulation certified by the secretary of state shall
be admissible in any court in this state as proof of the contents
(e) The governor is hereby granted plenary power and authority
to enforce any order, rule or regulation issued pursuant to this
section and, in so doing, may secure the assistance of any state
agency, the attorney general or his designate, the prosecuting
attorneys of the several counties and any state or local
law-enforcement agencies or officers. Such persons shall assist
the governor in enforcing the provisions of any such order, rule or
regulation so issued and promulgated by the governor when called
upon to do so by the governor. The governor may petition any
circuit court of this state for the issuance of a temporary
restraining order or injunction or for any other remedy, as may be
appropriate, to compel any person to comply with any such order,
rule or regulation, and it shall be the duty of the attorney
general and the prosecuting attorneys of the various counties to
assist and cooperate with the governor in obtaining such relief. No injunction bond shall be required, and in the event of an appeal
to the West Virginia supreme court of appeals, the filing of such
appeal shall not stay enforcement of the final judgment of the
circuit court enforcing any such order, rule or regulation.
(f) Whenever it appears to the governor that there exists a serious, direct and immediate threat to the health and safety of
any persons in this state because of the failure or refusal of a
producer or distributor to comply, in a timely manner, with an
order, rule or regulation issued pursuant to the provisions of
subsection (c) of this section, the governor shall have the
authority to distribute or cause to have distributed from the
supplies of gasoline or special fuel owned, retained or possessed
by such producer or distributor a sufficient amount of gasoline or
special fuel as may be required to alleviate any such emergency. Such producer or distributor shall be compensated by the user,
consumer or retail dealer receiving such gasoline or special fuel
at the then existing average market value, either retail value or
wholesale value, as the case may be: Provided, That there shall be
deducted from such compensation the amount necessary to pay for the
cost of distribution of such gasoline or special fuel: Provided,
however, That the governor shall be required to serve written
notice of his intent to exercise the powers granted by this
subsection to the parties involved: Provided further, That upon
the issuance of such notice, the governor shall cause to be
initiated those legal proceedings relevant to the enforcement of
any order, rule or regulation as required by and hereinbefore set
out in subsection (e) of this section: And provided further, That
such order, rule or regulation issued by the governor shall not
conflict with or be contrary to any federal law relating to the
allocation or distribution of gasoline or special fuel and rules and regulations promulgated thereunder or to any power granted the
governor by any federal agency.
(g) Any producer or distributor violating any provision of any
such order, rule or regulation of the governor issued or
promulgated pursuant to this section, shall be guilty of a
than one hundred dollars nor more than twenty-five thousand
year, or both fined and imprisoned. Any retail dealer violating
any provision of any such order, rule or regulation of the governor
issued or promulgated pursuant to this section, shall be guilty of
less than twenty-five dollars nor more than one hundred dollars. Each day or part thereof that any such violation shall take place,
or continue to take place, shall be deemed to constitute a distinct
and separate offense and shall be punishable accordingly.
(h) When the governor determines that any such fuel emergency
no longer exists, he shall issue a proclamation terminating all
orders, rules or regulations issued pursuant to the provisions of
(i) The provisions of this section shall expire on July one,
one thousand nine hundred seventy-four.
WVC 5 - 1 - 27 §5-1-27. Draping of state flag to honor the passing of
When any law-enforcement officer employed by the state or any
of its political subdivisions dies while on active duty or after
being honorably discharged or honorably retired, upon the request
of next of kin, the state shall honor the officer by providing a
state flag, at no cost, for draping the coffin at the funeral
service of the deceased officer. The superintendent of the West
Virginia state police or his or her designee shall upon request
provide the flag upon verifying the deceased's service.
WVC 5 - 1 - 28 §5-1-28. Prerequisites for bond issuance and refunding.
(a) On and after the first day of February, two thousand five,
bonds may not be issued or refunded by the State of West Virginia
or any of its agencies, boards or commissions without the express
written direction of the Governor, if:
(1) The ultimate user of the proceeds of the bonds is the
State of West Virginia or any of its agencies, boards, commissions
or departments; or
(2) The issuance or refunding of the bonds implicates the
state's credit rating.
(b) Prior to any state agency, board or commission
participating in any formal presentation to any nationally
recognized rating agency, with respect to the proposed issuance or
refunding of bonds where the ultimate user of the proceeds of the
bonds is the State of West Virginia or any of its agencies, boards,
commissions or departments, or the issuance or refunding of the
bonds implicates the state's credit rating, the chair or director
of the state agency, board or commission shall provide written
notice to the Governor, the President of the Senate and the Speaker
of the House of Delegates of the date, time and place of the formal
presentation at least ten days in advance.
(c) All bond sale requirements established in this code shall
apply unless contrary to the provisions of this section.
§5-1-29. Reciprocity agreements to establish regulations, licensing requirements and taxes for small businesses in contiguous states and the District of Columbia doing business in West Virginia. (a) The Governor is hereby authorized to enter into and renew reciprocity agreements with the governors and other appropriate state governmental agencies from states that share contiguous borders with this state, and the District of Columbia, to establish regulations, licensing requirements and taxation for small businesses headquartered in this state or contiguous states or the District of Columbia that conduct business in both. In the discretion of the Governor, the Attorney General or secretary of an executive branch department may be delegated and empowered in writing to negotiate and enter into such reciprocity agreements on behalf of the Governor. (b) Notwithstanding the authority granted in subsection (a) of this section, any reciprocity agreement that impacts or affects taxation, either the receipt or payment thereof, may not be entered into unless and until such agreement is approved by the Legislature by act. (c) For the purposes of this section, the term “small business” has the same meaning as prescribed under section seven-a, article thirteen-c, chapter eleven of this code. Note: WV Code updated with legislation passed through the 2016 Regular Session