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Wyoming | 1987 Wyo. Att'y Gen. Op. No. 87-006 (May 28, 1987) | 1987 Op. Atty Gen. Wyo. 19 | After incarceration the board of parole has exclusive jurisdiction to administer the restitution imposed at sentencing by the court. |
After incarceration the board of parole has exclusive jurisdiction to administer the restitution imposed at sentencing by the court. Section 7-13-424, W.S. 1977, provides the board of parole with + See morea comprehensive scheme of parole restitution: the board shall provide for restitution on parole, may modify restitution imposed by the sentencing court, modify restitution imposed by the board or waive it entirely.
Under § 7-13-413, W.S. 1977, the board is given the power to adopt rules and regulations governing the performance of duties of parole officers and the administration of the act. Thus it is reasonable that the probation and parole board could take on the responsibility of collecting and disbursing restitution if so ordered by the court.
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West Virginia | W. Va. Const. art. VIII, § 3 | State Constitution | What authority does the state supreme court have to impose binding state-wide rules on the imposition or collection of fees and fines? | West Virginia's Constitution allows the Court of Appeals to impose binding state-wide rules. No on point Attorney General Opinion. |
“The court shall have power to promulgate rules for all cases and proceedings, civil and criminal, for all of the courts of the State relating to writs, warrants, process, practice + See moreand procedure, which shall have the force and effect of law.”
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