WV HB2756 | 2010 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on January 13 2010 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2010-01-13 - To House Judiciary
Pending: House Judiciary Committee

Summary

The purpose of this bill is to clarify that probation officers have the authority to arrest both probationers and persons on supervised release; eliminating the authority of probation officers to collect moneys; eliminating the requirement that probation officers post bond; and adding language from the federal statute that was accidently omitted when the section was reenacted by the Child Protection Act of 2006 regarding delayed revocation and providing technical cleanup.

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Title

Clarifying that probation officers have the authority to arrest both probationers and persons on supervised release

Sponsors


History

DateChamberAction
2010-01-13 To House Judiciary
2010-01-13 Introduced in House
2010-01-13 To Judiciary
2010-01-13 Filed for introduction

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Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
621226Amended CodeCitation Text
62126Amended CodeCitation Text

West Virginia State Sources


Bill Comments

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