(a) Any magistrate, magistrate court clerk, magistrate assistant or magistrate deputy clerk who receives a fee, cost, percentage, penalty, commission, allowance, bond, deposit, surety or other cash payment or sum shall issue a receipt to the payor thereof, in duplicate, on a form approved by the chief inspector, in accordance with the provisions of article nine, chapter six of this code. The magistrate court official shall issue the original of such receipt to the payor and shall retain the copy. The chief inspector shall prescribe the minimum information to be included on such receipt forms.
(b) All money collected shall be deposited in accordance with rules promulgated by the Supreme Court of Appeals.
Structure West Virginia Code
Article 3. Costs, Fines and Records
§50-3-1. Costs in Civil Actions
§50-3-1a. Costs Assessed Against Losing Party
§50-3-2. Costs in Criminal Proceedings
§50-3-2b. Additional Costs in Certain Criminal Proceedings
§50-3-3. Disposition of Fines, Forfeitures and Penalties
§50-3-4. Disposition of Costs; Magistrate Court Fund
§50-3-6. Collection of Costs and Fines
§50-3-7. Records of Magistrate Court; Reports
§50-3-9. Magistrate Court Officials to Issue Receipts of Collections; Deposit of Funds