H. B. 2790
(By Delegates Reynolds, J. Miller, Sobonya,
Azinger, Border, Walker, Louisos, Hunt, (By Request),
Shaver, Mahan and Hall)
[Introduced February 24, 2009; referred to the
Committee on Government Organization then the Judiciary.]
A BILL to amend and reenact §61-6-19 of the Code of West Virginia,
1931, as amended; to amend and reenact §61-7-1, §61-7-2,
§61-7-11a and §61-7-14 of said code; and to amend said code by
adding thereto a new section, designated §61-7-11b, all
relating to repealing the prohibition on bringing deadly
weapons upon the State Capitol Complex; and clarifying section
prohibiting the possession of deadly weapons in courthouses to
limit such section with respect to building one of the State
Capitol Complex.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That §61-6-19 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended,
be amended and reenacted; that §61-7-1, §61-7-2, §61-7-11a and
§61-7-14 of said code be amended and reenacted; and that said code
be amended by adding thereto a new section, designated §61-7-11b,
all to read as follows:
ARTICLE 6. CRIMES AGAINST THE PEACE.
§61-6-19. Willful disruption of governmental processes; offenses
occurring at State Capitol Complex; penalties.
(a)
If any No person
may willfully
interrupts or molests
interrupt or molest the orderly and peaceful process of any
department, division, agency or branch of state government or of
its political subdivisions:
he or she is guilty of a misdemeanor
and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not more than one
hundred dollars, or imprisoned in the county or regional jail not
more than six months, or both fined and imprisoned Provided, That
any assembly in a peaceable, lawful and orderly manner for a
redress of grievances shall not be a violation of this
section
subsection. Any person who violates this subsection is guilty of
a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not more
than $100, confined in jail for not more than six months, or both.
(b)
It is unlawful for any person to bring upon the State
Capitol complex any weapon as defined by the provisions of section
two, article seven of this chapter. It is unlawful for any No
person
to may willfully deface any trees, wall, floor, stairs,
ceiling, column, statue, monument, structure, surface, artwork or
adornment in the State Capitol Complex.
It is unlawful for any
(c) No person
or persons to other than a law-enforcement
officer acting in his or her official capacity may willfully block
or otherwise willfully obstruct any public access, stair or
elevator in the State Capitol Complex after being asked by a law-enforcement officer acting in his or her official capacity to
desist:
Provided, That in order to preserve the constitutional
right of the people to assemble, it is not willful blocking or
willful obstruction for persons gathered in a group or crowd, if
the persons move to the side or part to allow other persons to pass
by the group or crowd to gain ingress or egress.
Provided,
however, That this subsection shall not apply to a law-enforcement
officer acting in his or her official capacity
(d) Any person who violates any provision of this
subsection
section for which another penalty is not provided is guilty of a
misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not less
than $100,
or confined in
the county or regional jail
for not more
than six months, or both.
ARTICLE 7. DANGEROUS WEAPONS.
§61-7-1. Legislative findings.
(a) The Legislature finds that the overwhelming support of the
citizens of West Virginia for Article Three, Section twenty-two of
the Constitution of this state, commonly known as the "Right to
Keep and Bear Arms Amendment", combined with the obligation of the
state to reasonably regulate the right of persons to keep and bear
arms for self-defense requires the reenactment of this article.
(b) The Legislature also finds that the safety and welfare of
the citizens of this state are inextricably dependent upon
assurances of safety for children attending, and the persons employed by, schools in this state and for those persons employed
with the judicial department of this state. It is for the purpose
of providing such assurances of safety, therefore, that section
eleven-a, article seven, chapter sixty-one and section eleven-b,
article seven, chapter sixty-one are enacted as a reasonable
regulation of the manner in which citizens may exercise those
rights accorded to them pursuant to Article III, §22 of the
Constitution of this state.
§61-7-2. Definitions.
As used in this article, unless the context otherwise
requires:
(1) "Blackjack" means a short bludgeon consisting, at the
striking end, of an encased piece of lead or some other heavy
substance and, at the handle end, a strap or springy shaft which
increases the force of impact when a person or object is struck.
The term "blackjack" shall include, but not be limited to, a billy,
billy club, sand club, sandbag or slapjack.
(2) "Gravity knife" means any knife that has a blade released
from the handle by the force of gravity or the application of
centrifugal force and when so released is locked in place by means
of a button, spring, lever or other locking or catching device.
(3) "Knife" means an instrument, intended to be used or
readily adaptable to be used as a weapon, consisting of a
sharp-edged or sharp-pointed blade, usually made of steel, attached to a handle which is capable of inflicting cutting, stabbing or
tearing wounds. The term "knife" shall include, but not be limited
to, any
dagger, dirk, poniard or stiletto, with a blade over three
and one-half inches in length, any switchblade knife or gravity
knife and offensive knife or any other instrument capable of
inflicting cutting, stabbing or tearing wounds. A pocket knife
with a blade three and one-half inches or less in length, a hunting
or fishing knife carried for hunting, fishing, sports or other
recreational uses, or a knife designed for use as a tool or
household implement shall not be included within the term "knife"
as defined
herein in this subdivision and shall not be considered
a deadly weapon or concealable weapon unless such knife is
knowingly used or intended to be used to produce serious bodily
injury or death.
(4) "Switchblade knife" means any knife having a
spring-operated blade which opens automatically upon pressure being
applied to a button, catch or other releasing device in its handle.
(5) "Nunchuka" means a flailing instrument consisting of two
or more rigid parts, connected by a chain, cable, rope or other
nonrigid, flexible or springy material, constructed in such a
manner as to allow the rigid parts to swing freely so that one
rigid part may be used as a handle and the other rigid part may be
used as the striking end.
(6) "Metallic or false knuckles" means a set of finger rings attached to a transverse piece to be worn over the front of the
hand for use as a weapon and constructed in such a manner that,
when striking another person with the fist or closed hand,
considerable physical damage may be inflicted upon the person
struck,
The terms "metallic or false knuckles" shall include any
such instrument without
reference regard to the metal or other
substance or substances from which the metallic or false knuckles
are made.
(7) "Pistol" means a short firearm having a chamber which is
integral with the barrel, designed to be aimed and fired by the use
of a single hand.
(8) "Revolver" means a short firearm having a cylinder of
several chambers that are brought successively into line with the
barrel to be discharged, designed to be aimed and fired by the use
of a single hand.
(9) "Deadly weapon" means an instrument which is designed to
be used to produce serious bodily injury or death or is readily
adaptable to such use. The term "deadly weapon"
shall include
includes, but
is not
be limited to,
the instruments defined in
subdivisions (1) through (8), inclusive, of this section or other
deadly weapons of like kind or character which may be easily
concealed on or about the person firearms and concealable weapons.
For the purposes of section one-a, article five, chapter eighteen-a
of this code and section eleven-a, article seven of this chapter, in addition to the definition of "knife" set forth in subdivision
(3) of this section, the term "deadly weapon" also includes any
instrument included within the definition of "knife" with a blade
of three and one-half inches or less in length. Additionally, for
the purposes of section one-a, article five, chapter eighteen-a of
this code and section eleven-a, article seven of this chapter, the
term "deadly weapon" includes explosive, chemical, biological and
radiological materials.
Notwithstanding any other provision of
this section For the purposes of section one-a, article five,
chapter eighteen-a and section eleven-a, article seven, chapter
sixty-one, the term "deadly weapon" does not include any item or
material owned by the school or county board, intended for
curricular use, and used by the student at the time of the alleged
offense solely for curricular purposes.
(10) "Concealed" means hidden from ordinary observation so as
to prevent disclosure or recognition. A deadly weapon is concealed
when it is carried on or about the person in such a manner that
another person in the ordinary course of events would not be placed
on notice that the deadly weapon was being carried.
(11) "Firearm" means any weapon
(including a starter pistol)
which will
or is designed to expel a projectile by action of an
explosion.
(12) "Controlled substance" has the same meaning as
is
ascribed to that term in subsection (d), section one hundred one, article one, chapter sixty-a of this code.
(13) "Drug" has the same meaning as
is ascribed to that term
in subsection (1), section one hundred one, article one, chapter
sixty-a of this code.
(14) "Ammunition" means ammunition or cartridge cases,
primers, bullets or propellant powder designed for use in any
firearm.
(15) "Ballistic knife" means any knife that has a blade which
is forcefully projected from the handle by means of a spring-loaded
device or a compressed gas that generates a propelling force.
(16) "Club" means an instrument that is specially designed,
made, or adapted for the purpose of inflicting serious bodily
injury or death by striking a person with the instrument, and
includes, but is not limited to, a blackjack, mace, metallic or
false knuckles, nightstick, nunchuka or tomahawk.
(17) "Concealable weapon" means any club, offensive knife,
handgun, spring stick or other deadly weapons of like kind or
character that may be easily concealed on the person.
(18) "Court facility" means the courtroom of the Supreme Court
of Appeals, a circuit court, a family court or a magistrate court;
the chambers of any justice, judge or magistrate; those portions of
a courthouse designated as witness rooms, jury deliberation rooms,
attorney conference rooms, prisoner holding cells or law library;
and offices of the court clerks or other employees of the judicial department of this state; but does not include any common area of
ingress or egress to a courthouse that provides access to the
noncourt facility areas of a courthouse.
(19) "Courthouse" means any state or local government office
facility that houses a court facility: Provided, That for the
purposes of section eleven-b, article seven, chapter sixty-one,
this term excludes any portion of building one of the State Capitol
Complex other than:
(A) The third and fourth floors of the east wing of building
one of the State Capitol Complex; or
(B) Any court facility located in any part of building one of
the State Capitol Complex not described in paragraph (A) of this
subdivision.
(20) "Handgun" means any firearm which has a short stock and
is designed to be held and fired by the use of a single hand and
includes any pistol or revolver.
(21) "Law-enforcement officer" means any law-enforcement
officer or law-enforcement official, as those terms are defined in
section one, article twenty-nine, chapter thirty.
(22) "Loaded," with respect to a firearm, means that the
firearm:
(A) Has live, unexpended ammunition in the firing position or
a position whereby the manual operation of any mechanism once would
cause live, unexpended ammunition to be fired;
(B) Has live, unexpended ammunition in a magazine that is
locked in place in the firearm;
(C) Has live, unexpended ammunition anywhere in the cylinder,
if the firearm is a revolver; or
(D) If the firearm employs a percussion cap, flintlock or
other obsolete ignition system, the firearm is capped or primed and
has a powder charge and ball or shot in the barrel or cylinders.
(23) "Motor vehicle" has the same meaning as in section one,
article one, chapter seventeen-a.
(24) "Offensive knife" means a:
(A) Knife with a blade over three and one-half inches;
(B) Hand instrument designed to cut or stab another by being
thrown, including, but not limited to, any throwing star or
oriental dart;
(C) Ballistic knife;
(D) Dagger, including, but not limited to, a dirk, stiletto
and poniard;
(E) Bowie knife;
(F) Gravity knife;
(G) Switchblade knife;
(H) Sword; or
(I) Spear, but does not include any pocket knife with a blade
three and one-half inches or less in length, a hunting or fishing
knife carried for hunting, fishing, sports or other recreational uses, or a knife designed for use as a tool or household implement.
(25) "Private property owner" means any property owner other
than:
(A) A public agency; or
(B) A lessee or other person charged with the care, custody
and control of any property owned by a public agency, except where
the person is a lessee of a residential premises or is exercising
temporary control over other premises the person exclusively
occupies as a temporary place of lodging.
(26) "Property owner" means an owner, lessee or other person
charged with the care, custody and control of real property. For
the purposes of this definition, "person" means an individual or
any entity which may acquire title to real property.
(27) "Public agency" means:
(A) This state or any political subdivision of this state;
(B) Any department, agency, authority, board, commission,
council, state institution of higher education, airport operator,
government corporation or other entity or instrumentality of this
state or any political subdivision of this state;
(C) Any public agency within the meaning of section two,
article nine-a, chapter six;
(D) Any public body within the meaning of section two, article
one, chapter twenty-nine-b;
(E) Any other entity or instrumentality:
(i) That receives a majority of its annual operating revenue
from funds appropriated by the Legislature, the governing body of
any political subdivision of this state, any entity described in
paragraphs (B), (C) or (D) of this subdivision or a combination of
these sources;
(ii) Whose chief executive or administrative officer or a
majority of whose board of directors or substantially similar
governing body is elected, appointed or subject to the confirmation
of any entity otherwise described in this subdivision; or
(F) Any officer, director, employee or other agent of any
entity described in paragraphs (A) through (E) of this subdivision.
(28) "Public building" means any building that is owned by a
public agency or those portions of any building that is not owned
by a public agency that is leased or controlled by a public agency.
(29) "Readily accessible for immediate use" and "about the
person" mean that a firearm, ammunition or other deadly weapon is
carried on the person or within such close proximity and in such a
manner that it can be retrieved and used as easily and quickly as
if carried on the person.
(30) "School bus" has the same meaning as in section one,
article one, chapter seventeen-a.
(31) "School safety zone" means:
(A) Any public or private primary or secondary school building
and its improved grounds, whether leased or owned by the school, including any vocational education building, structure, facility or
grounds thereof where secondary vocational education programs are
conducted;
(B) The interior of a school bus when that school bus is
actually in use by any school described in paragraph (A) of this
subdivision for the purpose of transporting one or more primary or
secondary school students to or from school or school-related
activities, including curricular, cocurricular, noncurricular,
extracurricular and supplementary activities; or
(C) That portion of any property not described in paragraph
(A) of this subdivision that is open to the public and then
exclusively used for school-sponsored functions or extracurricular
activities, while those functions or activities are occurring.
(32) "Spring stick" means a spring-loaded metal stick
activated by pushing a button which rapidly and forcefully
telescopes the weapon to several times its original length.
(33) "State or local government office facility" means any
public building in which employees of a public agency regularly are
present for the purpose of performing their official duties as
employees of the public agency, but excludes: (i) Any public
building that is used primarily as a shelter, restroom or rest
facility; (ii) any public building or portion of a public building
that is used as a parking facility for motor vehicles; or (iii) any
portion of any other public building accessible only from the exterior of the public building that is used as a restroom.
(34) "Unloaded," with respect to a firearm, means the state of
a firearm not being loaded, as that term is defined in subdivision
(22) of this section.
§61-7-11a. Possessing deadly weapons on school property; reports
by school principals; revocation of driver license.
(a)
The Legislature hereby finds that the safety and welfare
of the citizens of this state are inextricably dependent upon
assurances of safety for children attending, and the persons
employed by, schools in this state and for those persons employed
with the judicial department of this state. It is for the purpose
of providing such assurances of safety, therefore, that subsections
(b), (g) and (h) of this section are enacted as a reasonable
regulation of the manner in which citizens may exercise those
rights accorded to them pursuant to section twenty-two, article
three of the Constitution of the State of West Virginia.
(b) (1) It shall be unlawful for any Except as otherwise
provided by subsection (b) of this section, no person
to may
possess any
firearm or any other deadly weapon
on within any school
bus as defined in section one, article one, chapter seventeen-a of
this code, or in or on any public or private primary or secondary
education building, structure, facility or grounds thereof,
including any vocational education building, structure, facility or
grounds thereof where secondary vocational education programs are conducted safety zone or at any school-sponsored function.
(2) (b) This subsection shall Subsection (a) of this section
does not apply to:
(A) (1) A law-enforcement officer acting in his or her
official capacity;
(B) (2) A person specifically authorized by the board of
education of the county or principal of the school where the
property is located to conduct programs with valid educational
purposes;
(C) (3) A person who
as otherwise permitted by the provisions
of this article, possesses
an unloaded firearm or any deadly weapon
other than a loaded firearm, in a motor vehicle
other than a school
bus, or leaves
an unloaded firearm or any deadly weapon
other than
a loaded firearm in a locked motor vehicle
other than a school bus;
(D) (4) Programs or raffles conducted with the approval of the
county board of education or school which include the display of
unloaded deadly weapons other than loaded firearms; or
(E) (5) The official mascot of West Virginia University,
commonly known as "The Mountaineer", acting in his or her official
capacity.
(3) (c) Any person
violating who violates subsection (a) of
this subsection
shall be is guilty of a felony and, upon conviction
thereof, shall be imprisoned
in the penitentiary of this state for
a definite term
of years of not less than two years nor more than ten years,
or fined not more than $5,000, or both.
(c) (d) It shall be the duty of The principal of each school
subject to the authority of the State Board of Education
to shall
report any violation of subsection
(b) (a) of this section
discovered by such principal to the State Superintendent of Schools
within seventy-two hours after
such the violation occurs. The
State Board of Education shall keep and maintain
such reports and
may prescribe rules establishing policy and procedures for the
making and delivery of
the same those reports as required by this
subsection.
In addition, it shall be the duty of The principal of
each school subject to the authority of the State Board of
Education
to shall also report any violation of subsection
(b) (a)
of this section discovered by
such the principal to the appropriate
local office of the
division of public safety West Virginia State
Police within seventy-two hours after
such the violation occurs.
(d) (e) In addition to the methods of disposition provided by
article five, chapter forty-nine of this code, any court which
adjudicates a
person minor who is fourteen years of age or older as
delinquent for a violation of subsection
(b) (a) of this section
may, in its discretion, order the Division of Motor Vehicles to
suspend any driver's license or instruction permit issued to
such
person the delinquent minor for
such an appropriate period of time
as the court may deem appropriate, such suspension, however, not to
extend beyond such person's nineteenth birthday,
as specified by the court's order; or, where
such the person has not been issued a
driver's license or instruction permit by this state, order the
Division of Motor Vehicles to deny
such the person's application
for the
same driver's license or instruction permit for
such an
appropriate period of time
as the court may deem appropriate, such
denial, however, not to extend beyond
such the person's nineteenth
birthday,
as specified by the court's order. Any suspension
ordered by the court pursuant to this subsection shall be effective
upon the date of entry of
such the order. Where the court orders
the suspension of a driver's license or instruction permit pursuant
to this subsection, the court shall confiscate any driver's license
or instruction permit in the adjudicated person's possession and
forward the
same confiscated driver's license or instruction permit
to the Division of Motor Vehicles.
(e) (f)(1) If a person eighteen years of age or older is
convicted of violating subsection
(b) (a) of this section and
if
such person does not act to appeal such conviction within the time
periods described in subdivision (2) of this subsection,
such the
person's license or privilege to operate a motor vehicle in this
state shall be revoked in accordance with the provisions of this
section subsection.
(2) The clerk of the
circuit court in which the
a person is
convicted as described in subdivision (1) of this subsection shall
forward to the Commissioner
of Motor Vehicles a
transcript certified abstract of the judgment of conviction
immediately upon
the judgment becoming final. If the conviction is the judgment of
a magistrate court, the magistrate court clerk shall forward such
transcript when the person convicted has not requested an appeal
within twenty days of the sentencing for such conviction. If the
conviction is the judgment of a circuit court, the circuit clerk
shall forward such transcript when the person convicted has not
filed a notice of intent to file a petition for appeal or writ of
error within thirty days after the judgment was entered.
(3) If, upon examination of the
transcript certified abstract
of the judgment of conviction
transmitted to the Commissioner
of
Motor Vehicles pursuant to subdivision (2) of this subsection, the
Commissioner
shall determine of Motor Vehicles determines that the
person was convicted as described in subdivision (1) of this
subsection, the commissioner shall make and enter an order revoking
such the person's license or privilege to operate a motor vehicle
in this state for
the greater of: (i) A period of one year; or
in
the event (ii) if the person is a student enrolled in a secondary
school, for a period of one year or until the person's twentieth
birthday.
whichever is the greater period The order shall contain
the reasons for the revocation and the revocation period. The order
of
suspension revocation shall advise the person that because of
the receipt of the court's transcript, a presumption exists that
the person named in the order of
suspension revocation is the same person named in the transcript. The commissioner may grant an
administrative hearing which substantially complies with the
requirements of the provisions of section two, article five-a,
chapter seventeen-c of this code upon a preliminary showing that a
possibility exists that the person named in the notice of
conviction is not the same person whose license is being
suspended
revoked. Such request for A person seeking a hearing
pursuant to
this subdivision shall
be made request the hearing within ten days
after receipt of a copy of the order of
suspension revocation. The
sole purpose of this hearing shall be for the person requesting the
hearing to present evidence that
he or she the person is not the
person named in the notice.
In the event If the commissioner
grants an administrative hearing, the commissioner shall stay the
license
suspension revocation pending the commissioner's order
resulting from the hearing.
(4) For the purposes of this subsection, a person is convicted
when such person enters a plea of guilty or is found guilty by a
court or jury.
(f) (1) (g) It shall be unlawful for Any parent(s),
guardian(s) or custodian(s) of
a person less than eighteen years of
age an unemancipated minor who knows that
said person the
unemancipated minor is in violation of subsection
(b) (a) of this
section, or who has reasonable cause to believe that
said person's
violation of said the unemancipated minor will imminently violate subsection
is imminent (a) of this section, to fail to shall
immediately report such knowledge or belief to the appropriate
school or law-enforcement officials.
(2) (h) Any person
violating this who violates subsection
shall be (g) of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon
conviction thereof, shall be fined not more than $1,000,
or shall
be confined in jail
for not more than one year, or both.
(g) (1) It shall be unlawful for any person to possess any
firearm or any other deadly weapon on any premises which houses a
court of law or in the offices of a family law master.
(2) This subsection shall not apply to:
(A) A law-enforcement officer acting in his or her official
capacity; and
(B) A person exempted from the provisions of this subsection
by order of record entered by a court with jurisdiction over such
premises or offices.
(3) Any person violating this subsection shall be guilty of a
misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not more
than one thousand dollars, or shall be confined in jail not more
than one year, or both.
(h) (1) It shall be unlawful for any person to possess any
firearm or any other deadly weapon on any premises which houses a
court of law or in the offices of a family law master with the
intent to commit a crime.
(2) Any person violating this subsection shall be guilty of a
felony, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be imprisoned in the
penitentiary of this state for a definite term of years of not less
than two years nor more than ten years, or fined not more than five
thousand dollars, or both.
(i) Nothing in this section may be construed to be in conflict
with the provisions of federal law.
§61-7-11b. Possession of deadly weapons in courthouse prohibited;
exceptions; penalty.
(a) Except as otherwise provided by subsection (b) of this
section, no person may:
(1) Possess any deadly weapon within a courthouse; or
(2) Convey or attempt to convey any deadly weapon into a
courthouse.
(b) Subsection (a) of this section does not apply to:
(1) A law-enforcement officer acting in his or her official
capacity; or
(2) A person exempted from the provisions of subsection (a) of
this section by order of record entered by a court with
jurisdiction over the courthouse.
(c) Except as otherwise provided by subsection (d) of this
section, any person who violates this section is guilty of a
misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not more
than $1,000, confined in jail for not more than one year, or both.
(d) Any person who violates subsection (a) of this section
with the intent to cause a deadly weapon to be used in the
commission of any crime within a courthouse is guilty of a felony
and, upon conviction thereof, shall be imprisoned for a definite
term of not less than two years nor more than ten years, fined not
more than $10,000, or both.
§61-7-14. Right of property owners to limit possession of deadly
weapons on premises; exceptions; penalty.
(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of this article,
and except
as otherwise provided in this section, any
owner, lessee or other
person charged with the care, custody and control of real property
owner may prohibit
or restrict the carrying, openly or concealed,
of any
firearm or deadly weapon on property under his or her
domain.
Provided, That for purposes of this section "person" means
an individual or any entity which may acquire title to real
property
(b) Any person carrying or possessing a
firearm or other
deadly weapon on the property of another who refuses to temporarily
relinquish possession of
such firearm or other the deadly weapon,
upon being
lawfully requested to do so, or to leave such premises,
while in possession of
such firearm or other the deadly weapon,
shall be is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof,
shall be fined not more than $1,000,
or confined in
the county jail
for not more than six months, or both.
Provided, That the provisions of
(c) Any prohibition or restriction on possessing or carrying
any weapon under this section shall not apply to those persons set
forth in subsections (3) through (6), section six of this code
while
such those persons are acting in an official capacity.
Provided, however, That under no circumstances may any person
possess or carry or cause the possession or carrying of any firearm
or other deadly weapon on the premises of any primary or secondary
educational facility in this state unless such person is a
law-enforcement officer or he or she has the express written
permission of the county school superintendent
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to repeal the prohibition on
bringing weapons upon the State Capitol Complex and clarify the
courthouse carry ban to exclude parts of building one of the State
Capitol that do not house Supreme Court of Appeals offices.
Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from
the present law, and underscoring indicates new language that would
be added.
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