Bill Text: WV HB2521 | 2011 | Regular Session | Engrossed
Bill Title: Eliminating the requirement of serving domestic violence orders by certified mail
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2011-03-12 - House received Senate message [HB2521 Detail]
Download: West_Virginia-2011-HB2521-Engrossed.html
(By Delegate Frazier)
[Introduced January 17, 2011; referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary.]
A BILL to amend and reenact §48-27-311 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to prevention and treatment of domestic violence; and eliminating the requirement of serving domestic violence orders by certified mail to expedite service and eliminating delays in conducting final hearings.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That §48-27-311 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, be amended and reenacted to read as follows:
ARTICLE 27. PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.
§48-27-311. Service of process.
A protective order may be served on the respondent by means of a Class I legal advertisement published notice, with the publication area being the most current known county in which the respondent resides, published in accordance with the provisions of section two, article three, chapter fifty-nine of this code
Any protective order issued by the court of this state which is served in compliance with the provisions of Rule 4(f) of the West Virginia Rules of Civil Procedure served outside the boundaries of this state shall carry the same force and effect as if it had been personally served within this state's boundaries.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to remove language requiring service by certified mail. This will provide for immediate publication if personal service by law enforcement has been unsuccessful and will expedite service and eliminate delays in conducting final hearings.
Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from the present law, and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.