SB769 S JUD AMT #1 2-22

Smith  7883

The Committee on Judiciary moved to amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting therefor a new title, to read as follows:

Eng. Com. Sub. for Senate Bill 769— A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §61-8B-20, relating to prohibiting court ordered pelvic, rectal and breast examinations of victims in sexual offense cases; declaring that an alleged victim’s refusal may not be used as a basis to exclude otherwise relevant evidence; and setting out proceedings to which the provisions of the section apply.

Adopted

Rejected