Senate Bill No. 583
(By Senators Hunter and Caldwell)
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[Introduced February 20, 2004; referred to the Committee on the
Judiciary; and then to the Committee on Finance.]
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A BILL to amend the code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by
adding thereto a new section, designated §15-2-20a, relating
to requiring the state police to station at least three
officers in any county with a regional jail facility or
correctional facility.
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 §15-2-20a, to read as
follows:
ARTICLE 2. WEST VIRGINIA STATE POLICE.
§15-2-20a. Requirement that four officers be stationed in
counties with a regional jails or correctional
facility.
The superintendent shall ensure that a minimum of three
officers are stationed in each county where a regional jail or correctional facility is located.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to require the state police
to station at least three officers in any county with a regional
jail facility or correctional facility.
This section is new; therefore, strike-throughs and
underscoring have been omitted.
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