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Introduced Version House Bill 2053 History

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H. B. 2053


(By Delegate Tansill)
[Introduced January 9, 2008; 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 §61-8B-6, relating to creating the offense of sexual battery.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, be amended by adding thereto a new section, designated §61-8B-6, to read as follows:
ARTICLE 8B. SEXUAL OFFENSES.
§61-8B-6. Sexual Battery.
(a) Any person who, without consent, subjects another person to any sexual contact, as defined in this article, is guilty of sexual battery.
(b) Sexual battery is a misdemeanor punishable by confinement in jail for not more than one year, or a fine of not more than one thousand dollars, or both.

NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to create the offense of sexual battery; and to provide a penalty.

This section is new; therefore, strike-throughs and underscoring have been omitted.

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