HB4998 S JUD AMT #1 2-29

Smith  7883

The Committee on Judiciary moved to amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting therefor a new title, to read as follows:

Eng. House Bill 4998 -- A Bill to amend and reenact §61-3A-3 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to modifying the penalties for third offense conviction of shoplifting; eliminating requirement for third offense conviction that the person actually serve one year of confinement or in the alternative home confinement; directing courts to order substance abuse evaluation upon a finding that the defendant is a substance abuser; authorizing directed treatment; and specifying method to determine the number of convictions a defendant has.

Adopted

Rejected