West Virginia Code
Article 1. Fees and Allowances
§59-1-2b. Purchase of Voter Registration Lists and Election Data; Fees

(a) Except as may be otherwise provided in this code, the Secretary of State shall charge the following fees for data originating in the statewide voter registration system to be paid by the person for whom the service is rendered at the time it is performed:
(1) Election Cycle Subscription Service $1,000
(2) Statewide Voter Registration List $500
(3) Master Voter History List Export $500
(4) Statewide Early Voters List $200
(5) Statewide Absentee Requests List $200
(6) Statewide Absentee Received List $200
(7) Partial Voter Registration List Current hourly rate
(8) Voter History List Current hourly rate
(9) Complex Research Query Current hourly rate
(10) Update to a request made under subdivision
(2), (4), (5), or (6) of this subsection during the election
year in which the list was requested……………………….................... Current hourly rate
(11) Update to a request made under subdivision (3)
between the day following the request date and the completion
of voter history as required by section eighteen, article two,
chapter three of this code for the next succeeding primary,
general or odd-year election ……….……………………………………… Current hourly rate
(b) For the purposes of this section, “Election Cycle Subscription Service” includes:
(1) Statewide Registered Voter List updated monthly throughout the year and updated daily starting thirty days prior to election day through election day;
(2) Master Voter History List Export following certification of the primary, general and odd-year elections;
(3) Statewide All Mail-in Absentee Request List and Statewide Public Received Mail-in Absentee List for the primary, general and odd-year elections, updated daily starting thirty days prior to election day through ten days following election day; and
(4) Statewide Early Voters List for the primary, general and odd-year elections, updated daily starting on the first day of early voting through election day.
(c) At the time that a request is made under subdivision (7), (8) or (9), subsection (a) of this section, the current hourly rate, as determined by the Secretary of State, shall be communicated to the prospective purchaser along with an estimate of the number of hours needed to fulfill the request before any list is compiled.
(d) Net proceeds from the sale of data originating in the statewide voter registration system, along with any interest on such funds, shall be deposited into the State Election Fund as set forth in subsection (b), section forty-eight, article one, chapter three of this code.
(e) The fees provided for in this section shall remain in effect until such time as the Legislature has approved rules promulgated by the Secretary of State, in accordance with the provisions of article three, chapter twenty-nine-a of this code, establishing a schedule of fees for services.

Structure West Virginia Code

West Virginia Code

Chapter 59. Fees, Allowances and Costs; Newspapers; Legal Advertisements

Article 1. Fees and Allowances

§59-1-1. Fee for Use of State Seal

§59-1-2. Fees to Be Charged by Secretary of State

§59-1-2a. Annual Business Fees to Be Paid to the Secretary of State; Filing of Annual Reports; Purchase of Data

§59-1-2b. Purchase of Voter Registration Lists and Election Data; Fees

§59-1-2c. Young Entrepreneur Reinvestment Act; Certain Fees Waived

§59-1-3. Fees to Be Charged by Auditor

§59-1-4. Fees Collected by Secretary of State, Auditor and Clerk of Supreme Court of Appeals to Be Paid Into State Treasury; Accounts; Reports

§59-1-5. Violations of Preceding Section

§59-1-6. Fees to Be Charged by Surveyors

§59-1-7. Fees to Be Charged by Notaries Public

§59-1-8. Compensation of Commissioners of Courts

§59-1-9. Compensation of Fiduciary Commissioners; Procedure for Approving

§59-1-10. Fees to Be Charged by Clerk of County Commission

§59-1-11. Fees to Be Charged by Clerk of Circuit Court

§59-1-11a. Additional Costs in Certain Criminal Proceedings

§59-1-12. Payment of Fines by Credit Card or Payment Plan

§59-1-13. Fees to Be Charged by Clerk of Supreme Court of Appeals

§59-1-14. Fees to Be Charged by Sheriffs

§59-1-15. Payments to Sheriffs and Clerks Out of State or County Treasury

§59-1-16. Amount of Allowance to Witnesses for Attendance; How and When Made

§59-1-17. By Whom Witnesses Paid; on What Certificate; Clerk's Certificate as to Claims; Dispute as to Claims

§59-1-18. To Whom Fees Charged; Services by Clerks and Sheriffs Without Fees

§59-1-19. Fee Books of Clerks

§59-1-20. Making Out Fee Bills; Motion to Quash Improper Fee Bill; Prepayment of Fees

§59-1-21. Fee Bills of County Clerk

§59-1-22. Duties of Successor of Deceased Clerk With Reference to Fee Books and Fee Bills

§59-1-23. Requisites and Effect of Fee Bills for Services of Deceased Clerk

§59-1-24. Collection of Fees; Receipt

§59-1-25. Accounting for Fees

§59-1-26. Limitation on Distress or Suit for Collection of Fees

§59-1-27. Lodging Fee Bills and Certificates in Clerk's Office; Application of Costs to Payment Thereof; Prepayment or Security to Officer

§59-1-28. Use and Disposition of Fees of Sheriffs, Clerks and Prosecuting Attorneys

§59-1-28a. Disposition of Filing Fees in Civil Actions and Fees for Services in Criminal Cases

§59-1-29. Collection of Such Fees

§59-1-30. Books of Account to Be Kept by Officers

§59-1-31. Monthly Payments; How Credited; Report Required

§59-1-32. Reduction or Remission of Fees Prohibited; Penalty for Default in Payment

§59-1-33. Deposit for Costs

§59-1-35. Supervision by Chief Inspector of Public Offices

§59-1-36. Fees and Allowances for Poor Persons

§59-1-37. Deposits by County Officers in Noninterest Bearing or Interest Bearing Accounts; Payment to County General Fund; Annual Report

§59-1-38. County Officers to Issue Receipts of Collections

§59-1-39. Removal of County Officer