This bill aims to amend the Code of West Virginia by making it unlawful for municipalities to assess user fees on employees who are not physically present in the municipality while performing their job duties. The new provision specifies that municipalities must rely on a sworn affidavit from the employer to confirm that the employee was not working within the municipality during the relevant time periods. If a user fee is incorrectly assessed, the municipality is required to issue a credit to the employee for future payments.

The bill introduces a new subsection (j) to section 8-13-13, which explicitly prohibits the assessment of user fees under these circumstances. This change is intended to protect employees from being charged fees for services they did not utilize while working outside the municipality. The bill does not include any deletions from the existing law but adds clarity to the regulations surrounding user fees and the responsibilities of municipalities in this context.

Statutes affected:
Introduced Version: 8-13-13