Creating a special court cost fee on certain criminal convictions dedicated to the emergency medical services equipment and training fund

HB 4439 creates a $10 fee added to court costs for most criminal convictions (excluding municipal parking violations) in West Virginia. The collected fees will fund the Emergency Medical Services Equipment and Training Fund, which provides grants to local emergency medical services (EMS) providers. Grants require a 70% state contribution and a 30% matching contribution from the local EMS provider, with priority given to rural and volunteer EMS organizations. This bill directly affects criminal defendants (through the fee) and local EMS agencies (through grant eligibility).