{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-15-7-12","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 15-7-12","heading":"Privileges, immunities and compensation of emergency interim successors.","body":"When an emergency interim successor exercises the powers and assumes the duties of a legislator, he shall be accorded the privileges and immunities, compensation, allowances and other perquisites of office to which a legislator is entitled. In the event of an attack, each emergency interim successor, whether or not called upon to exercise the powers and assume the duties of a legislator, shall be accorded the privileges and immunities of a legislator while traveling to and from a place of session and shall be compensated for his travel in the same manner and amount as a legislator. This section shall not in any way affect the privileges, immunities, compensation, allowances or other perquisites of office of an incumbent legislator.","path":["CHAPTER 15. PUBLIC SAFETY.","ARTICLE 7. EMERGENCY INTERIM LEGISLATIVE SUCCESSION ACT."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/15-7-12/","current_through":"as of 2026-10-13; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session (newest effective date 2027-07-01)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-10-18T03:06:25Z","sha256":"3e89c0f8bda91c18e30479185aec34be0130b9f8b8cafb10c97208dfb9f9703b","source_id":"us-wv","stale":false,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-15-7-11","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-15-7-13"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}