Senate Bill No. 554
(By Senators Ball, Ross and Buckalew)
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[Originating in the Committee on the Judiciary;
reported April 2, l997.]
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A BILL to amend article four, chapter seven of the code of West
Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended,
by adding thereto a new section, designated section one-a,
relating to prohibiting prosecuting attorneys from holding
other office, accepting other appointments or becoming a
candidate for elective office or nomination thereto; and
providing for vacation of office upon violation.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That article four, chapter seven of the code of West
Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, be
amended by adding thereto a new section, designated section one- a, to read as follows:
ARTICLE 4. PROSECUTING ATTORNEY, REWARDS AND LEGAL ADVICE.
§7-4-1a. Limitation on election or nomination for other elective
public office.
No prosecuting attorney may hold any other office or accept any appointment within state government; nor may any prosecuting
attorney become a candidate for any elective public office or for
the nomination thereto; and violation of any of the provisions
contained in this section shall vacate the office of the
prosecuting attorney.
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(NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to limit the election or
nomination of a prosecuting attorney to another elective or
appointive state office.
§7-4-1a is new; therefore, strike-throughs and underscoring
have been omitted.)