{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-17c-25-8","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 17C-25-8","heading":"Fee for withdrawing blood sample and making urine test; payment of fees.","body":"A reasonable fee shall be allowed to the person withdrawing a blood sample or administering a urine test at the request and direction of a law-enforcement officer in accordance with the provisions of this article. If the person whose blood sample was withdrawn or whose urine was tested was arrested and charged with a violation of §17C-25-2 of this code, the county having venue of the charge shall pay the fee. If the person is subsequently convicted of the charge, the fee shall be taxed as a part of the costs of the criminal proceeding and shall be paid, notwithstanding any other provision of this code to the contrary, into the general fund of the county.","path":["CHAPTER 17C. TRAFFIC REGULATIONS AND LAWS OF THE ROAD.","ARTICLE 25. AVIATION RELATED OFFENSES."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/17C-25-8/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:24:27Z","sha256":"d0ad32437c37825b7401f1a8d27b0e0acfa9e757879d84234309ba5813df873f","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-17c-25-7","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-17c-25-9"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}