Senate Bill No. 8
(By Senator Blatnik)
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[Introduced January 12, 1994; referred to the Committee
on the Judiciary; and then to the Committee on Finance.]
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A BILL to amend and reenact section seventeen, article twelve,
chapter sixty-two of the code of West Virginia, one thousand
nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, relating to conditions
of release on parole; and requiring that parolees pay a
proportion of the cost of parole supervision.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That section seventeen, article twelve, chapter sixty-two of
the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one,
as amended, be amended and reenacted to read as follows:
ARTICLE 12. PROBATION AND PAROLE.
§62-12-17. Conditions of release on parole.
Release on parole shall be upon the following conditions:
(1) That the parolee shall not, during the period of his
parole, violate any criminal law of this or any other state or of
the United States.
(2) That he shall not, during the period of his parole,
leave the state without the consent of the board.
(3) That he shall comply with the rules and regulations
prescribed by the board for his supervision by the probation and
parole officer.
(4) That in every case wherein the parolee for a conviction
is seeking parole from an offense against a child, defined in
section twelve, article eight, chapter sixty-one of this code; or
articles eight-b and eight-d of said chapter, or similar
convictions from other jurisdictions where the parolee is
returning or attempting to return to this state pursuant to the
provisions of article six, chapter twenty-eight of this code, the
parolee shall not live in the same residence as any minor child,
nor exercise visitation with any minor child and shall have no
contact with the victim of the offense.
(5) That the parolee be required to pay a fee, based on his
or her ability to pay, not to exceed twenty dollars per month to
defray costs of supervision. All moneys collected as fees from
parolees shall be deposited in the general revenue fund of the
state.
In addition, the board may impose, subject to modification
at any time, any other conditions which the board may deem
advisable.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to require parolees to
pay a proportion of the cost of their parole supervision.
Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken
from the present law, and underscoring indicates new language
that would be added.