West Virginia House Bill 2130 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on February 11 2009 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2009-02-11 - To House Judiciary
Pending: House Judiciary Committee

The purpose of this bill is to prohibit law-enforcement officers from asking crime victims if they have insurance coverage to cover losses occasioned by criminal activity. The rationale for the proposal is that law enforcement have less incentive to solve crimes and recover lost property when they believe insurance coverage exists to compensate a victim. The bill excludes criminal investigations in which law-enforcement officers have reasonable suspicion to believe that a crime has been staged or falsely reported.

Prohibiting law-enforcement officers from asking crime victims if they have insurance coverage to cover losses occasioned by criminal activity

Sen. Craig Blair [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-02-11		To House Judiciary
2009-02-11		Introduced in House
2009-02-11		To Judiciary
2009-02-11		Filed for introduction

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
30	29	11	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/Bills_history.cfm?input=2130&year=2009&sessiontype=RS&btype=bill