West Virginia legislation · 2026 Regular Session
West Virginia SB952: Transferring Court Security Fund
Status: Signed into law, April 1, 2026
What the bill says
An act and to amend and reenact §51-3-14 and §51-3-15 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; and to repeal §51-3-17, relating to court security; transferring Court Security Fund from Department of Military Affairs and Public Safety to Supreme Court of Appeals; authorizing appropriation by Legislature to pay expenses of court in administering fund; modifying membership of Court Security Board; and eliminating legislative rule-making requirements for Court Security Board. ARTICLE 3. COURTS IN GENERAL. §51-3-14. Court Security Fund. (a) The offices and the clerks of the magistrate courts.
From the enrolled text, March 14, 2026:
AN ACT and to amend and reenact §51-3-14 and §51-3-15 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; and to repeal §51-3-17, relating to court security; transferring Court Security Fund from Department of Military Affairs and Public Safety to Supreme Court of Appeals; authorizing appropriation by Legislature to pay expenses of court in administering fund; modifying membership of Court Security Board; and eliminating legislative rule-making requirements for Court Security Board. ARTICLE 3. COURTS IN GENERAL. §51-3-14. Court Security Fund. (a) The offices and the clerks of the magistrate courts and the circuit courts shall, on or before the 10th day of each month, transmit all fees and costs received for the Court Security Fund in accordance with the provisions of §50-3-1 and §50-3-2 of this code and §59-1-11 of this code for deposit in the State Treasury to the credit of a special revenue fund to be known as the Court Security Fund, which is hereby created under the Supreme Court of Appeals. The Court Security Fund may receive any gifts, grants, contributions or other money from any source which is specifically designated for deposit in the fund. All moneys collected and received and paid into the State Treasury and credited to the Court Security Fund shall be expended by the board exclusively to implement the improvement measures agreed …