Senate Bill No. 425
(By Senators Jones and Plymale)
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[Introduced March 19, 1993; referred to the Committee
on the Judiciary.]
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A BILL to amend article eight-d, chapter sixty-one of the code
of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as
amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated section
ten, relating to child endangerment; and providing a
criminal penalty for endangering the welfare of children.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That article eight-d, chapter sixty-one of the code of West
Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, be
amended by adding thereto a new section, designated section ten,
to read as follows:
ARTICLE 8D. CHILD ABUSE.
§61-8D-10. Endangering the welfare of children.
A parent, guardian, or other person supervising the welfare
of a child under eighteen years of age is guilty of a misdemeanor
if he or she knowingly endangers the welfare of the child by
violating a duty of care, protection or support. Any person
violating the provisions of this section is guilty of amisdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not
more than five hundred dollars, or imprisoned in the county jail
not more than twelve months, or both fined and imprisoned.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to make endangering the
welfare of children a misdemeanor offense.
This section is new; therefore, strike-throughs and
underscoring have been omitted.