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House Bill 2788 History
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H. B. 2788
(By Delegates Reynolds, Skinner, Sponaugle, Campbell,
Guthrie and Walker)
[Introduced March 1, 2013; referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary.]
A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by
adding thereto a new section, designated §30-2-17, relating to
a requirement that attorneys hired by the State of West
Virginia for legal positions paying a salary of $100,000 or
more must have a license to practice law in the state at the
time of hire.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, be amended
by adding thereto a new section, designated §30-2-17, to read as
follows:
ARTICLE 2. ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW.
§30-2-17. Attorneys hired by the State of West Virginia.
_____An attorney employed by the State of West Virginia in a legal
position whose salary is $100,000 or more shall have a license to
practice law in the state at the time of hire.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to require that all
attorneys employed by the State of West Virginia in legal positions
paying $100,000 or more must have a license to practice law in the
state at time of hire.
This bill is new; therefore, it has been completely
underscored.