WEST virginia legislature

2020 regular session

Introduced

Senate Bill 272

By Senators Woelfel and Plymale

[Introduced January 10, 2020; referred
to the Committee on the Judiciary]

A BILL to repeal §61-3-36 and §61-3-46 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; and to repeal §61-8-25 of said code, relating to arcane criminalized conduct.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:

ARTICLE 3. CRIMES AGAINST PROPERTY.

§61-3-36. Anchoring or beaching shanty boats on lands of another; penalties.

[Repealed.]

§61-3-46. Use of slugs, false coins, etc., in coin-box telephone; penalty.

[Repealed.]

ARTICLE 8. CRIMES AGAINST CHASTITY, MORALITY AND DECENCY.

§61-8-25. Requiring children to beg, sing or play musical instruments in streets; penalty.

[Repealed.]

NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to repeal misdemeanor offenses that relate to criminalized conduct and are considered arcane.

Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from a heading or the present law and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.