WEST virginia legislature
2017 regular session
Introduced
House Bill 2671
By Delegates R. Miller, Lovejoy, Sobonya and Maynard
[Introduced February 22,
2017; Referred
to the Committee on Prevention and Treatment of Substance Abuse then the
Judiciary.]
A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §60A-4-414, relating to providing that the manufacture, possession, or distribution of a controlled substance that is subsequently delivered is deemed delivery pursuant to the Controlled Substances Act.
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 §60A-4-414, to read as follows:
ARTICLE 4. OFFENSES AND PENALTIEs.
§60A-4-414. Participation of acts contributing to delivery of a controlled substance.
Any person who knowingly or intentionally commits a felony that is part of a series of acts that proximity causes the manufacture, possession or subsequent delivery of a controlled substance, for the purposes of this article, is guilty of the delivery of that controlled substance.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to create a new offense relating to the distribution of controlled substances; providing that committing a felony relating to the manufacture, possession, or distribution of a controlled substance equals distribution of the controlled substance.
Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from a heading or the present law and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.