WEST virginia legislature

2020 regular session

Introduced

Senate Bill 772

By Senators Azinger, Smith, Sypolt, and Trump

[Introduced February 13, 2020; 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 §2-1-3, relating to clarifying the American Law Institute’s Restatements of Law are not controlling law.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:

ARTICLE 1. COMMON LAW.

§2-1-3. Clarifying that The American Law Institute Restatements of the Law are not controlling.

In any action governed by the laws of this state concerning rights and obligations under the law, The American Law Institute’s Restatements of the Law are not controlling.

NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to clarify The American Law Institute’s Restatements of Law are not controlling law.

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