Subject to the rules of the Supreme Court of Appeals, the location of offices for magistrates shall be determined by order of the judge of the circuit court, or the chief judge thereof if there is more than one judge of the circuit court. When required by geography or population dispersion and in order to make such offices accessible to the public, an order may require more than one location for each magistrate. As near as practicable within a county, all office accommodations shall be comparable. All expenses of acquiring or renting offices and utility and telephone expenses shall be paid by the county. All other expenses, including, but not limited to, expenses for furniture, equipment and supplies, shall be paid by the state. The administrative director of the Supreme Court of Appeals shall supply each magistrate with a current copy of the West Virginia code which shall remain the property of the state.
Magistrates who serve at more than one location within the county, whether on a regular or temporary basis, shall be reimbursed travel expenses for travel between locations at a rate per mile equal to that allowed for reimbursement of travel expenses of officers in the judicial branch of state government.
Structure West Virginia Code
Article 1. Courts and Officers
§50-1-1. Magistrate Court Created
§50-1-2. Number of Magistrates
§50-1-2a. Addition of Magistrate in Berkeley County
§50-1-3. Salaries of Magistrates
§50-1-5. Removal From Office; Disciplinary Procedures
§50-1-6. Vacancy in Office of Magistrate
§50-1-6a. Temporary Appointment of Retired Magistrates
§50-1-7. Chief Magistrates; Administrative Responsibility; Additional Duties
§50-1-8. Magistrate Court Clerks; Salaries; Duties; Duties of Circuit Clerk
§50-1-9. Magistrate Assistants; Salary; Duties
§50-1-9a. Magistrate Court Deputy Clerks; Duties; Salary
§50-1-9b. Appointment of Senior Magistrate Court Clerks
§50-1-10. Clerks, Deputy Clerks and Magistrate Assistants to Take Oath and Post Bond
§50-1-11. Offices for Magistrates; Location; Expenses; Copy of State Code
§50-1-12. Conduct of Office; Penalty
§50-1-13. Temporary Service Within or Outside of County
§50-1-14. Duties of Sheriff; Service of Process; Bailiff
§50-1-15. Transitional Provisions
§50-1-17. Reference to Justice of the Peace; Abolition of the Office of Constable