HB4695 HFAT Akers 2-11

Morgan 3345

Delegate Akers moved to amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting therefor a new title, to read as follows:

H. B. 4695 -- “A BILL to amend and reenact §61-8B-5, §61-8B-9, §61-8D-4a, §61-8D-5 and §61-8D-6  of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to increasing the criminal penalties for crimes against minors; increasing criminal penalties and fines for the offenses of sexual assault in the third degree; increasing criminal penalties and fines for sexual abuse in the third degree; increasing criminal penalties and fines for child neglect resulting in death; increasing criminal penalties and fines for a parent, guardian, or custodian, or other person in a position of trust in relation to the child engaging or attempting to engage in sexual exploitation of, or in sexual intercourse, sexual intrusion or sexual contact with a child under his or her care, custody or control; increasing criminal penalties and fines for knowingly procuring, authorizing, or inducing, or attempting to do the same, another person to engage in or attempt to engage in or attempting to engage in sexual exploitation of, or in sexual intercourse, sexual intrusion or sexual contact with a child under his or her care, custody or control by a parent, guardian or custodian and the child is less than 16 years of age or disabled as defined in the code; increasing criminal penalties and fines for knowingly procuring, authorizing, or inducing, or attempting to do the same, another person to engage in or attempt to engage in or attempting to engage in sexual exploitation of, or in sexual intercourse, sexual intrusion or sexual contact with a child under his or her care, custody or control by a parent, guardian or custodian and the child is over 16 years of age; and increasing criminal penalties and fines for sending, distributing, exhibiting, possessing, displaying, or transporting material by a parent, guardian, or custodian, or person in a position of trust, depicting a child engaged in sexually explicit conduct;

Adopted

Rejected