Crime
West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Establishing crime of sexual assault in fourth degree [SB-202]
The purpose of this bill is to establish the crime of sexual assault in the fourth degree; to prohibit school personnel from subjecting a minor student to sexually explicit or oriented discussion, gender persuasion, reading or viewing material as a condition of academic advancement, including any requirement of permission from an individual student, parent or guardian that is not the exact same for the minor's classmates; and to establish penalties for violation.
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Prohibiting creation, production, distribution, or possession of artificially generated child pornography [SB-198]
The purpose of this bill is to establish the criminal offenses of creating, producing, distributing, or possessing with intent to distribute artificial intelligence-created visual depictions of child pornography when no actual minor is depicted; to set forth findings; to define terms; to clarify that the visual depiction of a minor need not be of an actual person; and to establish criminal penalties.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Modifying parole eligibility for crime of second-degree murder [SB-194]
The purpose of this bill is to modify the sentence and parole eligibility for murder in the second degree.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Substance Abuse Intervention Act [SB-247]
The purpose of this bill is to create the Substance Abuse Intervention Act. The bill provides for a short title. The bill provides for involuntary treatment for a substance use disorder and sets forth the rights of a patient. The bill establishes criteria for involuntary treatment. The bill creates a petition for 60-day and 360-day involuntary treatment and a guarantee for costs. The bill provides for proceedings for involuntary treatment, describes the duties of court, and disposition. The bill sets forth a 72-hour emergency involuntary treatment.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Creating felony offense of cruelty to animals [SB-150]
The purpose of this bill relates to cruelty to animals. The bill creates and defines the felony offense of cruelty to animals; modifies and clarifies applicability of the section; defines terms; and creates criminal penalties.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Creating crime of desecration of deceased human body [SB-7]
The purpose of this bill is to provide for the crime of a desecration of a human body.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Second Look Sentencing Act [SB-239]
The purpose of this bill is to establish the Second Look Sentencing Act.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Authorizing child sexual abuse and sexual violence prevention program and in-service training in child sexual abuse prevention [SB-220]
The purpose of this bill is to authorize a child sexual abuse and sexual violence prevention program and in-service training in child sexual abuse prevention.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Creating crime of assault on police dogs and other public safety animals [SB-151]
The purpose of this bill is to make it unlawful to harm, attempt to harm, or kill a police dog that is under the control of a law-enforcement or corrections officer who is acting in his or her official capacity. The bill also defines the term "police dog" and sets forth penalties.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Clarifying felony of exhibiting obscene matter to minor [SB-27]
The purpose of this bill is to amend and clarify the felony of exhibiting "obscene matter" to a minor for the purpose of abuse to be clarified to include any depiction of sexually graphic material to a minor for the purpose of seducing a minor.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Prohibiting digital manipulation of sexually explicit content including minors [SB-254]
The purpose of this bill is to create a new criminal offense of manipulating a photograph, image, video clip, movie, or similar recording containing sexually explicit conduct by the insertion thereof of a visual image of an actual minor so as to create the appearance that it is a minor engaged in the sexually explicit conduct.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Establishing aggravated felony offense of reckless driving resulting in death [SB-147]
The purpose of this bill is to establish the aggravated criminal offense of reckless driving resulting in death, establish the related penalty, and make several non-substantive technical corrections.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Imposing deadlines for autopsies and autopsy reports [SB-101]
The purpose of this bill is to impose deadlines for the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner to perform an autopsy and to provide a copy of the autopsy report.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Amending penalty of simple possession of marijuana from misdemeanor crime to civil violation [SB-219]
The purpose of this bill is to amend the penalty of simple possession of marijuana (less than 15 grams) from a misdemeanor crime to a civil violation.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Requiring Department of Human Services file petition to terminate parental rights under certain circumstances [SB-15]
The purpose of this bill is to require the department to file a petition to terminate parental rights when a parent whose child has been removed from their care and determined by a court to have subjected that child to abuse or neglect on two or more separate occasions.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
WV Sexual Assault Survivors' Child Protection Act [SB-229]
The purpose of this bill is to protect the rights and welfare of children conceived as the result of sexual assault, protect the survivors of sexual assault from repeated interactions with the perpetrators, provide definitions, provide for termination of parental rights for perpetrators whose abuse resulted in the conception of a child, require continued child support from the perpetrator unless waived by the survivor, provide authority to establish procedures, and provide services to the survivors and children affected by sexual assault.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Providing civil and criminal immunity for use of force in defense of self, real and personal property [SB-19]
The purpose of this bill is to provide immunity from civil or criminal prosecution against persons using force, including deadly force, in defense of self, real and personal property. The bill also includes the use of force in defensive actions protecting self, real, and personal property of another person or in other defined situations, including when there is no duty to retreat. Persons prosecuted civilly or criminally for lawful use of this reasonable force are entitled to receive court costs, fees, and expenses resulting from their legal and
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Updating language and increasing penalties for indecent exposure [SB-121]
The purpose of this bill is to change language concerning indecent exposure and increase the penalties associated with it.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Repealing the section of code related to the crime of possession of a machine gun [HB-2213]
The purpose of this bill is to repeal the prohibition of the possession and the criminal penalties for that offense.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Relating to Animal Abuse [HB-2068]
The purpose of this bill is to prohibit activities connected with sexual abuse of an animal; establish criminal penalties; provide for forfeiture of animals, payment of associated costs, and restrictions on owning animals upon conviction.