Crime
West Virginia 2016 Regular Session
Creating felony offense of conspiracy in violation of Uniform Controlled Substances Act [SB-405]
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[Public Safety ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
Creating felony offense of conspiracy in violation of Uniform Controlled Substances Act
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Creating felony crime of prohibited sexual contact by psychotherapist [SB-394]
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[Mental Health ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Creating felony crime of prohibited sexual contact by psychotherapist
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West Virginia 2016 Regular Session
Creating additional penalty for use of firearm in furtherance of drug offense [SB-391]
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[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Creating additional penalty for use of firearm in furtherance of drug offense
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West Virginia 2016 Regular Session
Creating criminal offenses relating to money laundering [SB-388]
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Creating criminal offenses relating to money laundering
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West Virginia 2016 Regular Session
Establishing criminal offense of disturbing peace [SB-368]
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[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Establishing criminal offense of disturbing peace
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West Virginia 2016 Regular Session
Increasing criminal penalties for financial exploitation of elderly person [SB-362]
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[Senior Citizens ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Increasing criminal penalties for financial exploitation of elderly person
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West Virginia 2016 Regular Session
Prohibiting persons who have committed crimes against elderly from performing community service involving elderly [SB-361]
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[Senior Citizens ]
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[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Prohibiting persons who have committed crimes against elderly from performing community service involving elderly
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West Virginia 2016 Regular Session
Repeal and recodify law relating to contributing to delinquency of minor child [SB-326]
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[Criminal Justice ]
Repeal, revise, relocate and recodify law relating to contributing to delinquency of minor child
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West Virginia 2016 Regular Session
Including intimidation of public official or employee in definition of "terrorist act" [SB-289]
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Including intimidation of public official or employee in definition of "terrorist act"
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West Virginia 2016 Regular Session
Creating crime when fire is caused by operation of clandestine drug laboratory [SB-283]
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[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Creating crime of arson when fire is caused by operation of a clandestine drug laboratory
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West Virginia 2016 Regular Session
Adding definition and increasing criminal penalties for certain assaults and batteries [SB-277]
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Adding definition and increasing criminal penalties for certain assaults and batteries
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West Virginia 2016 Regular Session
Relating to permitted use and possession of marihuana [HB-4712]
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[Taxes ]
[Healthcare ]
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[Public Health ]
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The purpose of this bill is to decriminalize and permit personal use, growth and possession of certain amounts of marihuana by persons over the age of twenty-one under certain circumstances; to remove marihuana from the list of schedule I drugs; to create a tax stamp for eligible persons to purchase to allow for possession of up to two ounces or marihuana; to provide method for distribution of stamps; to decriminalize first offense distribution of under 30 grams of marihuana; to establish news criminal penalties for marihuana possession and sale;
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West Virginia 2016 Regular Session
Relating to penalties incurred from obstructing, fleeing from and making false statements to law-enforcement [HB-4678]
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The purpose of this bill is to amend the penalties for several of the violations under this section to make it clear that the convicted person may be fined and confined. The offenses include obstructing, fleeing from and making false statements to law-enforcement, probation and parole officers and interfering with emergency communications.
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West Virginia 2016 Regular Session
Providing for a crime for the theft, damage or release of deer from private game farms [HB-4673]
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[Law Enforcement ]
The purpose of this bill is to provide for a crime for the theft, damage or release of deer from private game farms. The bill makes the crime a misdemeanor; and provides for a criminal penalty and restitution to be paid to the victimized private game farm owner.
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West Virginia 2016 Regular Session
Relating to schedule three controlled substances [HB-4671]
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The purpose of this bill is to designate human chorionic gonadotropin as a schedule three substance except when used for injection or implantation in cattle and other nonhuman species.
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West Virginia 2016 Regular Session
Creating a State Animal Abuse Registry [HB-4667]
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The purpose of this bill is to provide legal protections for, and update the legal processes relating to, the humane treatment of animals. The bill establishes an animal abuse registry for persons convicted of crimes of abuse of animals and provides a fund and a means of entering and sharing information with the registry. The bill removes the exemption of cats from registration and provides for an annual registration of cats as well as dogs. The additional proceeds from these registration fees will be used to support the animal shelter and humane
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West Virginia 2016 Regular Session
Prohibiting the production, manufacture or possession of fentanyl [HB-4620]
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[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
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The purpose of this bill is to make unlawful the production, manufacture or possession of fentanyl.
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West Virginia 2016 Regular Session
Increasing mandatory minimum sentences for trafficking drugs into the state [HB-4602]
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[Overdose Prevention ]
The purpose of this bill is to increase mandatory minimum sentences for trafficking drugs into the state; to increase periods of ineligibility for parole for certain violations; to establish a penalties for conspiracy and for use or possession of a firearm in drug transactions. .
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West Virginia 2016 Regular Session
Relating to violations associated with absent voters’ ballots [HB-4587]
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The purpose of this bill is to provide cleanup language in statute dealing violations associated with absent voters’ ballots. The bill changes the reference of circuit clerk to clerk of county commission, changes gender references and makes other changes relating to the language in the misdemeanor provisions of this section.
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West Virginia 2016 Regular Session
Creating a criminal offense of conspiracy to violate the drug laws [HB-4578]
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The purpose of this bill is to create a criminal offense to hold all participants involved in a conspiracy to violate the drug laws responsible. The bill establishes sentences based upon quantities for certain controlled substances, and allows all substances possessed or delivered among the members of the conspiracy to be attributed to a defendant. This bill was recommended for introduction by the Joint Committee on the Judiciary that met during the 2015-2016 Interim session. This bill was recommended for introduction by the following House
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