HB2975 S JUD AM #1
Smith 7883
The Committee on the Judiciary moved to amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
article 8b. sexual offenses.
§61-8B-2. Lack of consent.
(a) Whether or not specifically stated, it is an element of every offense defined in this article that the sexual act was committed without the consent of the victim.
(b) Lack of consent results from:
(1) Forcible compulsion;
(2) Incapacity to consent; or
(3) If the offense charged is sexual abuse, any circumstances in addition to the forcible compulsion or incapacity to consent in which the victim does not expressly or impliedly acquiesce in the actor's conduct.
(c) A person is deemed incapable of consent when such person is:
(1) Less than sixteen years old;
(2) Mentally defective;
(3) Mentally incapacitated;
(4) Physically helpless; or
(5) Subject to incarceration, confinement or
supervision by a state, county, or local government entity, when the
actor is a person prohibited from having sexual intercourse or causing sexual
intrusion or sexual contact pursuant to §61-8B-10 of this code. subsections
(a) and (b) of section ten of this article.
§61-8B-10. Imposition of sexual acts on persons incarcerated or under supervision; penalties.
(a) Any person employed by
the Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation, any person working at a
correctional facility managed by the Commissioner of Corrections and
Rehabilitation pursuant to contract or as an employee of a state agency or
as a volunteer any person working at a correctional facility managed by
the Division of Juvenile Services pursuant to contract or as an employee of a
state agency, any person employed by a jail or by the Regional Jail and
Correctional Facility Authority, any person working at a facility managed by
the Regional Jail and Correctional Facility Authority or a jail or any
person employed by, or acting pursuant to, the authority of any sheriff, county
commission, or court to ensure compliance with the provisions of §62-11B-1 et
seq. of this code who engages in sexual intercourse, sexual intrusion, or
sexual contact with a person who is incarcerated in this state is guilty of a
felony and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not more than $5,000 or
imprisoned confined in a state correctional facility under the
control of the Commissioner of Corrections for not less than one nor more
than five years or fined not more than $5,000 both fined and
imprisoned.
(b) Any person employed by
the Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation as a parole officer or by
the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals as an adult or juvenile probation
officer, who engages in sexual intercourse, sexual intrusion, or sexual contact
with a person said parole officer or probation officer is charged as part of
his or her employment with supervising, is guilty of a felony and, upon
conviction thereof, shall be fined not more than $5,000 or imprisoned confined
in a state correctional facility under the control of the Commissioner of
Corrections for not less than one nor more than five years, or both fined
and imprisoned. or fined not more than $5,000, or both.
(c) Any person working or volunteering in an alternative sentence program authorized by the provisions of §62-11C-1, et seq. of this code who, as part of his or her employment or volunteer duties, supervises program participants, engages in sexual intercourse, sexual intrusion, or sexual contact with a program participant is guilty of a felony and upon conviction, shall be fined not more than $5,000, imprisoned in a state correctional facility for not less than one nor more than five years, or both fined and imprisoned.
(c) (d) The term “incarcerated in this state” for
purposes of this section includes in addition to its usual meaning, offenders
serving a sentence under the provisions of article §62-11B-1 et seq. of
this code.
(d)(e) Authorized
pat-down, strip search or other security related tasks does not
constitute sexual contact pursuant to this section.
Adopted
Rejected