The clerk of any court upon which juries are in attendance shall make an entry upon its record stating separately the amount which each juror is entitled to receive out of the State Treasury for services or attendance during the term. Any clerk who fails to pay over, as required by law, any moneys so received by the clerk or otherwise to comply with the provisions of this article, is guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not less than $50 nor more than $300.

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Terms Used In West Virginia Code 52-1-19

  • Clerk: means clerk of the circuit court and includes any deputy circuit clerk. See West Virginia Code 52-1-3
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • court: means the circuit and magistrate courts of this state, and includes, when the context requires, any judge of the court. See West Virginia Code 52-1-3
  • Juror: A person who is on the jury.
  • State: when applied to a part of the United States and not restricted by the context, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" also include the said district and territories. See West Virginia Code 2-2-10