COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
FOR
Senate Bill No. 507
(By Senators McCabe, Mitchell, Walker, Sprouse, Kessler, Redd,
Deem, Oliverio, Hunter, Sharpe, Ross, Schoonover, Ball,
McKenzie, Unger, Anderson, Bowman, Plymale and Prezioso)
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[Originating in the Committee on the Judiciary;
reported February 24, 1999.]
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A BILL to amend article two, chapter sixty-one of the code of
West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as
amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated section
sixteen-a, relating to placing multiple persons at risk
while committing a crime of violence against the operator of
a common carrier; and penalties therefor.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That article two, chapter sixty-one of the code of West
Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, be
amended by adding thereto a new section, designated section
sixteen-a, to read as follows:
ARTICLE 2. CRIMES AGAINST THE PERSON.
§61-2-16a. Wanton endangerment of public conveyance passengers.
Any person who places two or more persons at risk of serious bodily injury while engaged in a violation of section one, four,
five, nine, nine-a or twelve of this article against another who
is engaged in operating a motor vehicle used as a common carrier
designed to carry passengers shall be guilty of a felony and,
upon conviction thereof, shall be confined in a state
correctional facility for not less than one nor more than five
years or fined not more than five thousand dollars, or both.
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(NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to create a felony
offense (1 - 5 years and/or a fine not to exceed $5,000) for
committing a crime against the person where the victim is
operating a common carrier and the offense endangers 2 or more
persons other than the victim.
This section is new; therefore strike-throughs and
underscoring have been omitted.)
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