Senate Bill No. 460
(By Senators Love and Barnes)
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[Introduced January 28, 2008; referred to the Committee on the
Judiciary.]
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A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by
adding thereto a new section, designated §61-2-8a, relating to
making it illegal to transport a minor across state lines to
obtain an abortion without written consent from both parents;
and providing a criminal penalty for violation.
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 §61-2-8a, to read as
follows:
ARTICLE 2. CRIMES AGAINST THE PERSON.
§61-2-8a. Transporting a minor across state lines for an abortion;
penalty.
A person who transports a minor across state lines in order to
obtain an abortion, without the written consent of both parents or
the legal guardians of the minor, is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not less than five hundred
dollars nor more than one thousand dollars, or confined in jail not
more than six months, or both fined and confined.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to make it illegal to
transport a minor across state lines to obtain an abortion without
written consent by both parents, or the legal guardians of the
minor, and providing a misdemeanor penalty for a violation.
This section is new; therefore, strike-throughs and
underscoring have been omitted.