West Virginia Code
Article 2A. Compensation Awards to Victims of Crimes
§14-2A-9. Claim Investigators; Compensation and Expenses; Paralegals and Support Staff

The West Virginia Legislative Claims Commission, with the approval of the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Delegates, is hereby authorized to hire not more than four claim investigators to be employed within the West Virginia Legislative Claims Commission, who shall carry out the functions and duties set forth in section twelve of this article. Claim investigators shall serve at the pleasure of the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Delegates and under the administrative supervision of the clerk of the West Virginia Legislative Claims Commission. The compensation of claim investigators shall be fixed by the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Delegates, and such compensation, together with travel, clerical and other expenses of the clerk of the West Virginia Legislative Claims Commission relating to a claim investigator carrying out his or her duties under this article, including the cost of obtaining reports required by the investigator in investigating a claim, shall be payable from the crime victims compensation fund as appropriated for such purpose by the Legislature.
The West Virginia Legislative Claims Commission, with the approval of the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Delegates, is hereby authorized to hire as support staff such paralegal or paralegals and secretary or secretaries to be employed within the West Virginia Legislative Claims Commission, necessary to carry out the functions and duties of this article. Such support staff shall serve at the will and pleasure of the West Virginia Legislative Claims Commission and under the administrative supervision of the clerk of the West Virginia Legislative Claims Commission.

Structure West Virginia Code

West Virginia Code

Chapter 14. Claims Due and Against the State

Article 2A. Compensation Awards to Victims of Crimes

§14-2A-1. Short Title

§14-2A-2. Legislative Findings; Purpose and Intent

§14-2A-3. Definitions

§14-2A-4. Creation of Crime Victims Compensation Fund

§14-2A-5. Jurisdiction

§14-2A-6. Compensation of Commissioners Serving Under This Article

§14-2A-8. Commissioners' Oath of Office

§14-2A-9. Claim Investigators; Compensation and Expenses; Paralegals and Support Staff

§14-2A-10. Filing of Application for Compensation Award; Contents

§14-2A-11. Procedure for Filing of Application

§14-2A-11a. Application When the Victim Is the Subject of a Civil Abuse or Neglect Petition; Confidentiality of Records

§14-2A-12. Investigation and Recommendations by Claim Investigator

§14-2A-13. Notice to Claimant of Claim Investigator’s Recommendation; Evaluation of Claim by Commissioner

§14-2A-14. Grounds for Denial of Claim or Reduction of Awards; Maximum Award

§14-2A-14a. Establishing a Limitation on Benefits

§14-2A-15. Hearings

§14-2A-16. Evidence

§14-2A-17. Contempt Sanction Not Available

§14-2A-18. Effect of No Criminal Charges Being Filed or Conviction of Offender

§14-2A-19. Attorney and Witness Fees

§14-2A-19a. Effect on Physician, Hospital and Healthcare Providers Filing an Assignment of Benefits; Tolling of the Statute of Limitations

§14-2A-19b. Rates and Limitations for Health Care Services

§14-2A-20. Budget Preparation; Procedure for Payment of Claims

§14-2A-21. Annual Report of West Virginia Legislative Claims Commission

§14-2A-22. State's Subrogation to Claimant's Rights

§14-2A-23. Subrogation Rights of Collateral Source

§14-2A-24. Award Not Subject to Execution or Attachment; Exceptions

§14-2A-25. Publicity

§14-2A-26. Rule-Making

§14-2A-27. Application of Article

§14-2A-28. Retroactive Effect of Amendments

§14-2A-29. Retroactive Effect of Amendments