(a) Council does hereby rescind and repeal any Policies, Resolutions or Ordinances previously adopted by the City which prohibit or discourage the imposition of jail time by the Municipal Court, or which may be inconsistent with the provisions of this section.
(b) By the power and authority vested in West Virginia Code §8-11-1 et seq. the Municipal Judge of the City of Keyser shall within his or her sole discretion have the judicial authority and power to impose such period of incarceration, in addition to fines, probation etc. that in his or her opinion, shall be appropriate punishment for each defendant that appears before the Municipal Court. Such period of incarceration shall be within the jurisdictional limits of each Ordinance or Statute with respect to that particular offense, but in any event shall not exceed a term of 30 days for each offense for which an individual has been convicted.
(c) The Municipal Court shall have the authority to issue bench warrants, capias, summons, subpoenas and such other legal authority as provided under the City Charter, the City ordinances and as further prescribed by the laws of the State of West Virginia.
(d) By adoption of this section the City of Keyser does hereby recognize that it will be responsible for all expenses associated with the incarceration of any individual that may be sentenced to confinement by the Municipal Court and that any such sentence imposed shall be served by the defendant at the Potomac Highlands Regional Jail in Augusta, West Virginia. Individuals incarcerated by the Municipal Court shall be responsible for their own return transportation to the City, or their permanent place of residence if not a resident of the City, upon release from incarceration by the authorities at the Potomac Highlands Regional Jail.
(Ord. 258. Passed 10-11-00.)
CODIFIED ORDINANCES OF KEYSER