The act heretofore created by this article and known and cited as the "West Virginia Crime Reparation Act of 1981" shall henceforth be known and cited as the "West Virginia Crime Victims Compensation Act." Any and all funds existing under the West Virginia crime reparation act of 1981 shall continue for the purposes set forth in this article, notwithstanding the amendments to the name of the act or a redesignation of the special revenue fund in the state Treasury as herein provided.
W. Va. Code § 14-2A-1
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Applied in 7 court decisions — leading case 199 W. Va. 161 - Parkulo v. West Virginia Board of Probation & Parole (1997)
Most recently applied in 232 W. Va. 728 - State ex rel. Smith v. Fund (May 2013)
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