H. B. 4347
(By Delegate Keener)
[Introduced February 1, 2002; referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary then Finance.]
A BILL to amend and reenact section five, article two, chapter
sixty-one of the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine
hundred thirty-one, as amended, increasing the penalty for
involuntary manslaughter.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That section five, article two, chapter sixty-one of the code
of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended,
be amended and reenacted to read as follows:
ARTICLE 2. CRIMES AGAINST THE PERSON.
§61-2-5. Involuntary manslaughter; penalty.
Involuntary manslaughter is a misdemeanor felony, and any
person convicted thereof shall be confined in jail state
correctional facility not to exceed less than one year nor more than five years, or and fined not to exceed one thousand dollars.
or both, in the discretion of the court
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to increase the penalty for
involuntary manslaughter.
Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from
the present law, and underscoring indicates new language that would
be added.