W. Va. Code § 17C-5-10
Fee for withdrawing blood sample; payment of fees
West Virginia · West Virginia Code Chapter 17C — Traffic Regulations and Laws of the Road · Status: effective
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- W. Va. Code § 17C-5-10, Fee for withdrawing blood sample; payment of fees, West Virginia, version 1 as recorded 2026-10-03, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/2370171
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A reasonable fee shall be allowed to the person withdrawing a blood sample at the request and direction of a law-enforcement officer in accordance with the provisions of this article. If the person whose blood sample was withdrawn was arrested and charged with a violation of §17C-5-2 of this code, the county having venue of such charge shall pay the fee, and if the person arrested is subsequently convicted of such charge, such fee shall be taxed as a part of the costs of the criminal proceeding and shall be paid, notwithstanding any other provision of this code to the contrary, into the General Fund of said county. If the person whose blood sample was withdrawn was arrested and charged with a violation of a similar ordinance of any municipality, said municipality shall pay the fee, and if the person arrested is subsequently convicted of such charge, such fee shall be taxed as a part of the costs of the criminal proceeding and shall be paid, notwithstanding any other provision of this code to the contrary, into the General Fund of said municipality.