H. B. 4746
(By Delegates Amores, Beane, Hunt and Howard)
[Introduced February 23, 2006; 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 §61-1-10, relating to
persons who have been convicted of a felony involving the use
or threatened use of a firearm; requiring persons who have
been convicted of a felony involving the use or threatened use
of a firearm to report to sheriff when visiting a county
courthouse; and providing 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 §61-1-10, to read as
follows:
ARTICLE 1. CRIMES AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT.
§61-1-10. Persons convicted of a felony involving the use or
threatened use of a firearm required to report to sheriff when
entering county courthouse.
(a) Upon arriving at the county courthouse and before proceeding to any other area in the courthouse, any person who has
been convicted of a felony which involved the use or threatened use
of a firearm, either in this state or another state, is required to
report directly to the sheriff's office and inform the sheriff or
the sheriff's designated employee that the individual has been
convicted of a felony which involved the use or threatened use of
a firearm and describe the purpose of the individual's visit to the
courthouse.
(b) In a county where the sheriff does not have an office
in the county courthouse, any person who has been convicted of a
felony which involved the use or threatened use of a firearm,
either in this state or another state, before entering the
courthouse, is required to report to the sheriff's office and
inform the sheriff or a designated employee that the individual has
been convicted of a felony which involved the use or threatened use
of a firearm and describe the purpose of the individual's visit to
the courthouse.
(c) A person who violates any provisions of this section is
guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be
fined not less than two hundred dollars nor more than one thousand
dollars.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to
require persons who have
been convicted of a felony involving the use or threatened use of
a firearm to report to sheriff when visiting a county courthouse.
This section is new; therefore, strike-throughs and
underscoring have been omitted.