{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-51-7-8","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 51-7-8","heading":"Transcripts to be furnished indigent persons in juvenile delinquency and child abuse and neglect proceedings upon timely request; payment therefor.","body":"In any proceeding held pursuant to §49-4-601 through §49-4-725 of this code in which an indigent respondent or his or her counsel has filed a written request, in the manner prescribed by the Supreme Court of Appeals, evidencing an intent to appeal a decision of a circuit court in the proceeding, the court, upon presentation of a written request, presented within 30 days after the entry of the order sought to be appealed, shall authorize and direct the court reporter to furnish a transcript of the testimony of the proceeding or the part or parts of the transcript that have specifically been requested.\nThe court, after being sufficiently satisfied of the reasonableness of a voucher or claim submitted for payment of the cost of preparing the transcript, shall certify the cost to the State Auditor, who shall, in a timely manner, pay the court reporter’s fee from appropriations to the Supreme Court of Appeals.","path":["CHAPTER 51. COURTS AND THEIR OFFICERS.","ARTICLE 7. OFFICIAL REPORTERS."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/51-7-8/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:30:48Z","sha256":"74f5de0b9bb173eb2149857886d0b465b78b6380cb196542e7cdccf8a96b1602","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-51-7-7","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-51-8-1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}