Crime
West Virginia 2024 Regular Session
Expand exception to Spousal Privilege [HB-4894]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Crime ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
The purpose of this bill is to expand the exceptions to spousal privilege to exclude therefrom cases in which the offense at issue was committed against any child rather than a child of one or both spouses.
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Relating to blocking roadways [HB-4885]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
The purpose of this bill is to prohibit persons from sitting, standing, kneeling, or laying down in the roadway for the purpose of blocking traffic.
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West Virginia 2024 Regular Session
To establish the aggravated criminal offense of reckless driving resulting in death. [HB-4848]
[Crime ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
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 2024 Regular Session
Prohibiting public disclosure of personal information on internet [SB-477]
[Data Privacy ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
The purpose of this bill is to prohibit the public disclosure of personal information on the internet, and to create penalties.
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West Virginia 2024 Regular Session
Allowing death penalty for intentionally killing law-enforcement officer or first responder in line of duty [SB-473]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
The purpose of this bill is to provide for the death penalty in limited circumstances; the bill provides for procedures and standards applicable thereto, and automatic review of the penalty, for commission of murder in the first degree. Procedures for carrying out the death sentence are established.
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West Virginia 2024 Regular Session
To prohibit swatting [HB-4845]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
The purpose of this bill is to create the West Virginia Anti-Swatting Act.
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West Virginia 2024 Regular Session
Creating critical incident review team [SB-474]
[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
The purpose of this bill is to codify the Critical Incident Review Team, to set forth its responsibilities, provide access to information and to set forth confidentiality provisions.
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Hawaii 2024 Regular Session
Relating To Bail. [HB-1279]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Establishes a rebuttable presumption that a person charged with a crime is entitled to unconditional release. Requires the court to consider conditioning pre-trial release on nonfinancial conditions before ordering bail if unconditional release is inappropriate.
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West Virginia 2024 Regular Session
Relating to the prohibition of warrantless searches and seizures. [HB-4825]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Data Privacy ]
The purpose of this bill is to warrantless entry of private lands; limitations of entry onto private lands; clarifying the process for law enforcement entry onto posted private lands; use of surveillance cameras on or near posted private lands; searches and seizures on private lands; requiring a search warrant or other recognized exception for searches and seizures in open fields; providing a definition; providing for abolishing the common law open fields doctrine; prohibiting surveillance cameras on private property; and providing exceptions.
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West Virginia 2024 Regular Session
Eliminating parole eligibility for the crimes of 1st degree murder and child abuse [HB-4791]
[Crime ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
The purpose of this bill is to remove the possibility of parole for those convicted of child abuse.
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West Virginia 2024 Regular Session
Prohibiting camping in public places [SB-456]
[Housing ]
[Public Safety ]
[Community Development ]
[Crime ]
The purpose of this bill is to address define public camping in public spaces, create a penalty, and address existing ordinances.
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West Virginia 2024 Regular Session
To create a division of election crimes and security within the office of the Secretary of State and give the Secretary of State the authority to recommend prosecution to the appropriate judicial jurisdiction. [HB-4805]
[Elections ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Voting Rights ]
[Criminal Justice ]
The purpose of this bill is to create a division of election crimes and security within the office of the Secretary of State and give the Secretary of State the authority to recommend prosecution to the appropriate judicial jurisdiction.
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West Virginia 2024 Regular Session
Creating the Police Partnering with Communities Act [HB-4748]
[Community Development ]
[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
The purpose of this bill is to establish the Police Partnering With Communities Act. The bill provides for legislative findings. The bill defines "distressed areas." The bill establishes the fund within the West Virginia State Treasurer's Office. Finally, the bill provides for an effective date.
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West Virginia 2024 Regular Session
Providing for the reintegration of inmates in correctional facilities [HB-4746]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Human Services ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Children and Youth ]
The purpose of this bill is to require correctional facilities to assist juvenile and adult offenders to obtain a Social Security number and card, a birth certificate, and a driver's license.
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West Virginia 2024 Regular Session
Limiting use of fireworks in municipalities and residential areas [SB-449]
[Public Safety ]
[Consumer Protection ]
The purpose of this bill is to limit use of fireworks in municipalities and within 300 feet of a residence -- the same limitations as firearms.
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West Virginia 2024 Regular Session
Restricting driving in left lane of multi-lane highways in WV [SB-441]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Crime ]
The purpose of this bill is to provide for the regulation of driving in the left lane on four-lane interstate highways in West Virginia. The bill provides for the purpose and intent. The bill creates definitions and provides for the prohibition. The bill provides penalties. The bill creates enforcement. Finally, the bill provides for an effective date.
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West Virginia 2024 Regular Session
Prohibiting intentional motor vehicle emissions that create hazards [SB-436]
[Air Quality ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Public Safety ]
The purpose of this bill is to prohibition of certain additives in diesel fuel; defining terms; providing for penalties; and providing for enforcement.
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West Virginia 2024 Regular Session
Clarifying what constitutes shelter for animals exposed to cold weather [SB-314]
[Animals ]
The purpose of this bill is to provide added protection for animals exposed to extreme weather.
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West Virginia 2024 Regular Session
Removing bona fide schools, public libraries, and museums from the list of exemptions from criminal liability relating to distribution and display to minor of obscene matter [HB-4654]
[Libraries ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
The purpose of this bill is to remove schools, museums, and public libraries from the exemption which protects these types of entities from prosecution for distribution and display to minor of an obscene matter.
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West Virginia 2024 Regular Session
Relating to DNA collection from those convicted of crimes [SB-435]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
The purpose of this bill is to collect DNA from those convicted of crimes to assist in solving other open criminal cases.