2011 West Virginia Code
CHAPTER 25. DIVISION OF CORRECTIONS
ARTICLE 7. CORRECTIONAL INDUSTRIES ACT OF 2009.
§25-7-11. Correctional industries account.
(a) There is hereby created in the State Treasury a special revenue account designated the Correctional Industries Account. All funds collected from the sale or disposition of articles and products manufactured or produced by correctional industries in accordance with this article shall be deposited in this account.
(b) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, funds collected and deposited may be used only to purchase manufacturing supplies, equipment, machinery and materials used to carry out the purposes of this article; to pay necessary personnel; and to defray necessary expenses, including inmate earnings, all of which are under the direction of the commissioner and subject to the commissioner's approval.
(c) The Correctional Industries Account may not be maintained in excess of the amount necessary to efficiently and properly carry out the purposes of this article. In no event may the Correctional Industries Account be maintained in excess of $1,500,000. Any moneys in the account exceeding $1,500,000 shall be transferred to the State Treasury and credited to the General Revenue Fund of the state.
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