Bill Text: WV SB122 | 2021 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Allowing counties to hold inmates under certain circumstances in county jail
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-02-10 - To Judiciary [SB122 Detail]
Download: West_Virginia-2021-SB122-Introduced.html
WEST virginia legislature
2021 regular session
Introduced
Senate Bill 122
By Senator Maynard
[Introduced February 10,
2021; referred
to the Committee on the Judiciary; and then to the Committee on Finance]
A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §7-1-3uu, relating to permitting prisoners or persons charged with a crime to be held in the jails of their counties of residence.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
ARTICLE 1. COUNTY COMMISSIONS GENERALLY.
§7-1-3uu. Authorizing county commissions to hold prisoners in county jails.
In addition to all other powers and duties conferred by law upon county commissions, a commission may hold, house, and otherwise confine prisoners, or persons charged with a crime, who reside in that county in its county jail instead of those prisoners being held, housed or otherwise confined in a regional correctional facility.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to permit prisoners and persons charged with a crime to be held in the jails of their counties of residence.
Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from a heading or the present law, and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.
