Notwithstanding the provisions of section seven, article five, chapter fifty-seven with respect to fees, an interpreter appointed under the provisions of this article shall be entitled to a reasonable fee to be established by the West Virginia commission for the deaf and hard-of-hearing under a fee schedule promulgated by legislative rule pursuant to the provisions of chapter twenty-nine-a of this code. When the interpreter is appointed by a court, the fee shall be paid out of the local court fund and when the interpreter is otherwise appointed, the fee shall be paid out of funds available to the appointing authority.
W. Va. Code § 5-14A-9
Interpreter fee; authority for legislative rules
Known as the West Virginia Interpreter for the Deaf Act
The act spans §§ 5-14A-1 to 5-14A-9 (9 sections).
Official source: West Virginia Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain West Virginia statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.