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House Bill 3149 History
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H. B. 3149
(By Delegates Sobonya, J. Nelson, Miller,
Westfall, Frich, Rowan, Shott, Folk,
Espinosa and Howell)
[Introduced
March 25, 2013
; referred to the
Committee on Government Organization then the Judiciary.]
A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by
adding thereto a new section, designated §25-1-1b, relating to
requiring the Commissioner of Corrections to keep a record of
repeat offenses committed by persons convicted of sexual
offenses against children; setting forth minimum requirements;
and authorizing rule-making.
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 §25-1-1b, to read as
follows:
ARTICLE 1. ORGANIZATION, INSTITUTIONS AND CORRECTIONS MANAGEMENT.
§25-1-1b. Commissioner required to keep track of recidivism of
child sex offenders.
_____In addition to those duties prescribed to the commissioner,
the commissioner shall keep a record of convictions of repeat
sexual offenses committed by convicted child sex offenders who reside in this state. At a minimum, the record shall include the
name and address of the offender, the date of the offender's first
conviction for a sexual offense committed against a child and all
subsequent offenses which result in a conviction. The commissioner
shall propose rules for legislative approval in accordance with the
provisions of article three, chapter twenty-nine-a of this code
designed to implement a comprehensive system in accordance with
this section.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to require the Commissioner
of Corrections to keep track of repeat offenses committed by
persons convicted of sexual offenses against children. The bill
sets forth minimum requirements and authorizes rule-making.
This section is new; therefore, it has been completely
underscored.