West Virginia Code 51-10-9 – Penalties
Any person violating any provisions of this article other than in the commission of false swearing shall be punished by a fine of not more than $100, or by imprisonment not exceeding six months in the county jail, or both, where no other penalty is provided by this article; and if the person so convicted be a police officer or other public official, he shall upon recommendation of the judge of the criminal court of record of the county to which this article is applicable also be forthwith removed from office; if a bondsman, or the agent, clerk, or representative of a bondsman, he shall be disqualified from thereafter engaging in any manner in the bonding business for such a period of time as the judge of the criminal court of record of the county to which this article is applicable shall order; and, if an attorney at law, shall be subject to suspension or disbarment as attorney at law.
Terms Used In West Virginia Code 51-10-9
- Bonding business: means the business of becoming surety for compensation upon bonds in criminal cases in the State of West Virginia. See West Virginia Code 51-10-1
- Bondsman: means any person engaged in the bonding business who is approved and licensed under the provisions of this article who pledges cash or approved securities with the commissioner as security for bail bonds written in connection with a judicial proceeding and receives or is promised money or other things of value for the pledge. See West Virginia Code 51-10-1