Senate Bill No. 461

(By Senator Dalton)

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[Introduced February 21, 1994; referred to the Committee
on the Judiciary.]

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A BILL to amend chapter six-b of the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, by adding thereto a new article, designated article two-b, relating to the jurisdiction of the Kanawha county prosecutor; and requiring the prosecutor to investigate allegations of wrongdoing by state elected and appointed officials.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That chapter six-b of the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, be amended by adding thereto a new article, designated article two-b, to read as follows:
ARTICLE 2B. PROSECUTION OF CRIMES COMMITTED BY STATE OFFICIALS.

§6B-2B-1. Jurisdiction of the Kanawha County prosecutor.

Notwithstanding any other provision of the code to the contrary, the Kanawha County prosecuting attorney shall have concurrent authority to investigate and shall investigate any allegation of wrongdoing by any elected or appointed stategovernment official or employee. The funds necessary to meet the requirements of this section shall be in an amount not to exceed one hundred fifty thousand dollars as appropriated to the Kanawha County prosecutor's office by the Legislature.
§6B-2B-2. Appointment of deputy prosecuting attorney to investigate wrongdoing in state government.

The Kanawha County prosecutor shall appoint a special deputy prosecutor with the sole duty of investigating and prosecuting allegations of wrongdoing by elected and appointed officials and employees of state government.



NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to confer jurisdiction on the Kanawha County prosecutor and requiring the prosecutor to investigate allegations of wrongdoing by state elected and appointed officials.

This article is new; therefore, strike-throughs and underscoring have been omitted.