WEST VIRGINIA PUBLIC DEFENDER SERVICES
AVERAGE COST PER CHARGE FOR FY 1999
(ALPHABETICAL ORDER)

CRIMINAL CHARGE AVERAGE
ABUSE & NEGLECT $995.23
ACCESSORY $659.78
AGGRAVATED ROBBERY $1,287.86
AIDING & ABETTING $631.72
ANIMAL CONTROL $308.33
ARSON $860.41
ASSAULT & BATTERY $332.24
ATTEMPT $833.60
AUTO TAMPERING $339.79
BIGAMY $551.90
BOMB THREAT $248.50
BOND REDUCTION $368.78
BRANDISHING WEAPON $343.02
BREAKING & ENTERING $706.47
BURGLARY $819.31
CIVIL RIGHTS VIOLATION $457.92
CONCEAL A MINOR $365.84
CONSPIRACY $805.76
CONTEMPT $449.20
CONTRIBUTE DEL MINOR $310.36
CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES $674.68
COUNTERFEITING $531.62
CRUELTY TO ANIMALS $587.95
DEADLY WEAPON $368.22
DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY $380.70
DISORDERLY CONDUCT $286.03
DISTURB THE PEACE $374.94
DNR CHARGE $399.09
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE $323.19
DUI 1ST OFFENSE $355.65
DUI 2ND OFFENSE $324.70
DUI 3RD OFFENSE $752.09
DUI W/ INJURY $804.49
EMBEZZLEMENT $959.44
EXTRADITION $490.02
FAIL MAINTAIN CONTROL $334.62
FAIL STOP/EMERGENCY $205.17
FAIL TO REG SEX OFFENDER $267.40
FAILURE TO APPEAR $301.88
FALSE INFORMATION $363.40
FALSE PRETENSES $685.41
FALSE SWEARING $515.07
FLEEING VEHICLE W/DUI $592.61
FORFEITURE $387.91
FORGERY & UTTERING $535.81
FRAUD $530.26
FUGITIVE/JUSTICE $371.19
FURLOUGH REQUEST $256.50
GRAND LARCENY $777.01
GUARDIAN ADULT $995.66
GUARDIAN CHILDREN $999.71
HABEAS CORPUS $1,330.46
HARASSMENT $386.75
HARBOR FUGITIVE $250.90
HAZING $515.50
HIT & RUN $754.43
HOME CONFINEMENT $364.97
ILLEGAL SALE ALCOHOL $779.50
INCEST $1,556.52
INDECENT EXPOSURE $437.27
INTIMIDATE WITNESS $662.50
INVOL MANSLAUGHTER $3,478.87
JAIL ESCAPE $604.85
JOYRIDING $338.30
JUVENILE $392.43
KIDNAPPING $1,772.68
LEAVE SCENE ACCIDENT $285.69
LITTERING $383.38
LOITERING $274.00
MAGISTRATE APPEAL $793.06
MAKE/USE EXPLOSIVES $885.43
MALICIOUS ASSAULT $1,193.16
MALICIOUS WOUNDING $875.02
MANDAMUS $193.50
MENTAL HYGIENE $99.48
MURDER $4,872.32
NEGLIGENT HOMICIDE $1,585.90
NO OPERATORS $283.57
NO PROOF OF INS $297.89
OBSTRUCTION JUSTICE $333.95
OPEN CONTAINER $261.30
OTHER $546.63
PAROLE/PROBATION $450.36
PATERNITY $574.66
PEACE WARRANT $328.41
PERJURY $423.12
PERMIT UNAUTH/DRIVE $312.58
PERMITTING DUI $326.80
PETIT LARCENY $324.13
PROHIBITION $1,999.11
PUBLIC INTOXICATION $283.74
REC/TRANS STOLEN PRO $523.11
RECKLESS DRIVING $318.27
RESISTING ARREST $314.73
ROBBERY $904.68
SCHOOL BUS VIOLATION $295.31
SENTENCE REDUCTION $376.43
SEXUAL ABUSE $1,193.18
SEXUAL ASSAULT $1,562.26
SHOOT W/N 500 FEET $297.61
SHOPLIFTING $408.13
SOLICIT/PROSTITUTION $450.25
SPEEDING $248.89
STALKING $595.55
SUPREME COURT APPEAL $1,983.69
SUSPEND/REV LICENSE $336.01
TERM PARENTAL RIGHTS $1,091.45
THEFT $374.31
TRAFFIC CONT DEVICE $330.79
TRESPASSING $307.11
TRUANCY $252.19
UNCASED GUN/VEHICLE $223.00
UNDER AGE DRINKING $264.50
UNLAWFUL DUMP $320.33
UNLAWFUL WOUNDING $618.58
VEHICLE INSP/REG $342.89
VOL MANSLAUGHTER $918.25
WANTON ENDANGERMENT $890.13
WELFARE FRAUD $537.90
WITNESS $340.61
WORK RELEASE $256.51
STATE AVERAGE $526.92