W. Va. Code § 51-10-4
Attorneys procuring employment through official or bondsman for consideration prohibited
West Virginia · West Virginia Code Chapter 51 — Courts and Their Officers · Status: effective
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- W. Va. Code § 51-10-4, Attorneys procuring employment through official or bondsman for consideration prohibited, West Virginia, version 1 as recorded 2026-10-03, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/2390538
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It shall be unlawful for any attorney at law, either directly or indirectly, to give, loan, donate, contribute, or to promise to give, loan, donate, or contribute any money, property, entertainment, or other thing of value whatsoever to, or to split or divide any fee or commission with, any bondsman, police officer, sheriff, deputy sheriff, constable, probation officer, assistant probation officer, bailiff, clerk or other attache of any criminal court for causing or procuring or assisting in causing or procuring any person to employ such attorney to represent him in any criminal case in the State of West Virginia.