WEST virginia legislature
2021 regular session
Committee Substitute
for
House Bill 3215
By Delegates Brown and Pinson
[Introduced March 16, 2021; referred to the Committee on the Judiciary]
A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §7-4-1a, relating to the requirements of a prosecuting attorney.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
ARTICLE 4. PROSECUTING ATTORNEY, REWARDS AND LEGAL ADVICE.
§7-4-1a. Eligibility of prosecuting attorney.
To be eligible to file for the office of prosecuting attorney, a candidate shall be:
(1) A duly licensed attorney in the State of West Virginia.
Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from a heading or the present law and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.