2022 Regular Session • West Virginia Legislature
HB4423: To allow West Virginia Magistrate Courts to more easily recover payments owed to them.
Legislative Summary
The purpose of this bill is to require a person owing a judgment to a magistrate or municipal court to pay, or enter into a payment plan, within 90 days of judgment. The bill further provides that a magistrate or municipal court may request the DMV to suspend the driver’s license of any person who fails to pay costs, fines, fees, and penalties owed within a specified timeframe.
Bill History
1/27/2022
Filed for introduction
House of Delegates
1/27/2022
To Judiciary
House of Delegates
1/27/2022
Introduced in House
House of Delegates
1/27/2022
To House Judiciary
House of Delegates
Status Information
Current Status
Introduced(1/27/2022)
Chamber
House of Delegates
Committee
Judiciary(House of Delegates)
Sine Die
Sponsors
Republican: 7
Primary Sponsor
Trenton Barnhart
Republican