H. B. 4287
(By Delegates Webb and Amores)
[Introduced January 29, 2002; referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary.]
A BILL to repeal section seventeen, article two, chapter sixty-one
of the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred
thirty-one, as amended, relating to the crime involving public
conveyances, of keeping the doors locked while a motor vehicle
is in motion.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
ARTICLE 2. CRIMES AGAINST THE PERSON.
§1. Repeal of section relating to the crime involving public
conveyances, of keeping the doors locked while a motor
vehicle is in motion.
Section seventeen, article two, chapter sixty-one of the code
of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended,
is hereby repealed.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to repeal the section of
the code making it a crime to lock the doors of a taxi cab while it
is in motion.