When an emergency interim successor exercises the powers and assumes the duties of a legislator, he shall be accorded the privileges and immunities, compensation, allowances and other perquisites of office to which a legislator is entitled. In the event of an attack, each emergency interim successor, whether or not called upon to exercise the powers and assume the duties of a legislator, shall be accorded the privileges and immunities of a legislator while traveling to and from a place of session and shall be compensated for his travel in the same manner and amount as a legislator. This section shall not in any way affect the privileges, immunities, compensation, allowances or other perquisites of office of an incumbent legislator.
Structure West Virginia Code
Article 7. Emergency Interim Legislative Succession Act
§15-7-2. Declaration of Policy
§15-7-4. Designation of Emergency Interim Successors to Legislators
§15-7-5. Status, Qualifications and Term of Emergency Interim Successors
§15-7-6. Contingent Method of Designating Emergency Interim Successors
§15-7-7. Recording and Publication of Successor's Name
§15-7-8. Oath of Emergency Interim Successors
§15-7-9. Duty of Emergency Interim Successors
§15-7-10. Place of Legislative Session in Event of Attack, etc.
§15-7-11. Assumption of Powers and Duties of Legislator by Emergency Interim Successor
§15-7-12. Privileges, Immunities and Compensation of Emergency Interim Successors