West Virginia House Bill 2036 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 14 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-01-14 - To House Judiciary
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

The purpose of this bill is to require a summons be issued for the drawer of a worthless check whether a resident of this or another state. The bill requires the summons include the date, time and place where the drawer is required to appear. The bill requires the drawer be given the option, in lieu of appearing, to make payment of the amount of the worthless check plus any applicable court costs. The bill provides that a nonresident drawer who fails to appear and fails to satisfy the amount owed shall have his or her privilege to operate a motor vehicle in this state revoked and the Division of Motor Vehicles is to mail a notice of the revocation to its counterpart in the state where the nonresident drawer resides. The bill provides that a West Virginia resident who fails to appear and fails to satisfy the amount owed shall have his or her driver’s license revoked until the owed amount is paid.

Providing that when a person from another state writes a worthless check in this state which results in a summons to appear in magistrate court but then fails to appear shall have his or her privilege to drive in this state revoked

Del. Larry Williams [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-01-14	House	To House Judiciary
2015-01-14	House	Introduced in House
2015-01-14	House	To Judiciary then Finance
2015-01-14	House	Filed for introduction

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
61	3	39g	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/Bills_history.cfm?input=2036&year=2015&sessiontype=RS&btype=bill
Text	http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=hb2036%20intr.htm&yr=2015&sesstype=RS&i=2036