Terms Used In West Virginia Code > Chapter 1 > Article 4 - Seat of Government of Political Subdivisions

• Allegation: something that someone says happened.
• Authority: means any urban mass transportation authority created pursuant to the provisions of this article. See West Virginia Code 8-27-3
• Biological evidence: includes a sexual assault forensic examination kit, semen, blood, saliva, hair, skin tissue, or other identified biological material. See West Virginia Code 15-9B-1a
• commission: means the Sexual Assault Forensic Examination Commission. See West Virginia Code 15-9B-1
• Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
• DNA: means deoxyribonucleic acid. See West Virginia Code 15-9B-1a
• Facilities and equipment: means all real and personal property of every kind and character owned or held by any urban mass transportation system for the purpose of providing transportation by bus or rail or other conveyance serving the public. See West Virginia Code 8-27-3
• Hospital: means a facility licensed pursuant to the provisions of §. See West Virginia Code 15-9B-1a
• Interest rate: The amount paid by a borrower to a lender in exchange for the use of the lender's money for a certain period of time. Interest is paid on loans or on debt instruments, such as notes or bonds, either at regular intervals or as part of a lump sum payment when the issue matures. ^{Source: OCC}
• Joint committee: Committees including membership from both houses of teh legislature. Joint committees are usually established with narrow jurisdictions and normally lack authority to report legislation.
• kit: means a set of materials, including, but not limited to, swabs and tools for collecting blood samples, clothing, or other materials used to gather forensic evidence from a victim of a reported sexual offense and the evidence obtained with the materials. See West Virginia Code 15-9B-1a
• Nonreported kit: means a kit collected from an alleged victim who has consented to the collection of the kit, but has not consented to participation in the criminal justice process. See West Virginia Code 15-9B-1a
• Presiding officer: A majority-party Senator who presides over the Senate and is charged with maintaining order and decorum, recognizing Members to speak, and interpreting the Senate's rules, practices and precedents.
• Project: means any undertaking of an authority. See West Virginia Code 8-27-3
• Public defender: Represent defendants who can't afford an attorney in criminal matters.
• Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
• Revenues: means the gross receipts derived directly or indirectly from or in connection with the operation by an authority of any urban mass transportation system or systems and shall include, without limitation, all fees, rates, fares, rentals or other income actually received or receivable by or for the account of an authority from the operation of the system, and any other receipts from whatever source derived. See West Virginia Code 8-27-3
• Sexual offense: means any offense or attempted offense in the jurisdiction of the state in which a sexual assault forensic examination kit is collected, including, but not limited to, the following sections:

  (A) §. See West Virginia Code 15-9B-1a

• System: means any urban mass transportation system. See West Virginia Code 8-27-3
• Trust indenture: means a security instrument entered into by an authority pursuant to which bonds or notes are issued. See West Virginia Code 8-27-3
• Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
• Unfounded: means evidence developed after reasonable investigation and supported by proper documentation proving no crime occurred or where the alleged victim has recanted. See West Virginia Code 15-9B-1a
• Victim advocate: work with prosecutors and assist the victims of a crime.