H. B. 4100
(By Delegates Perry, Ellem, Morgan, Stemple,
Boggs, Webster, H. White and Palumbo)
[Introduced January 21, 2008; referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary.]
A BILL to repeal §28-5-2, §28-5-10, §28-5-11, §28-5-12, §28-5-13,
§28-5-14, §28-5-15, §28-5-16, §28-5-17, §28-5-18, §28-5-19,
§28-5-20 and §28-5-21 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as
amended, all relating to outdated provisions addressing the
operation of the penitentiary by the Commissioner of Public
Institutions, the hiring of inmates as domestics and the
hiring out of inmates by contract.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
§1. Repeal of sections relating to the operation of the
penitentiary by the Commissioner of Public Institutions,
the hiring of inmates as domestics and the hiring out of
inmates by contract.
§28-5-2, §28-5-10, §28-5-11, §28-5-12, §28-5-13, §28-5-14,
§28-5-15, §28-5-16, §28-5-17, §28-5-18, §28-5-19, §28-5-20 and
§28-5-21 of the Code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, are hereby repealed.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to repeal outdated
provisions of the West Virginia Code relating to the operation of
the penitentiary by the Commissioner of Public Institutions, the
hiring of inmates as domestics and the hiring out of inmates by
contract.
This bill was recommended for introduction and passage during
the 2008 Regular Session of the Legislature by the Legislative
Oversight Committee on Regional Jail and Correctional Facility
Authority.