Introduced Version
House Bill 2981 History
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H. B. 2981
(By Delegates Howell, Paxton, Ashley, Iaquinta, Eldridge,
Longstreth, Storch, Azinger, Rowan and Manchin)
[Introduced March 19, 2013; referred to the
Committee on Veterans' Affairs and Homeland Security then
the Judiciary.]
A BILL to amend and reenact §15-1F-7 of the Code of West Virginia,
1931, as amended, relating to unlawful military organizations;
and providing that historical reenactors are not violating
the provision prohibiting unlawful military organizations.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That §15-1F-7 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended,
be amended and reenacted to read as follows:
ARTICLE 1F. PRIVILEGES AND PROHIBITIONS.
§15-1F-7. Unlawful military organizations.
(a) It shall be is unlawful for any body of men whatever
individuals other than the regularly organized National Guard or
the troops of the United States, to associate themselves together
as a military company or organization in this state. Provided,
That
_____(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section, the
Governor may grant permission to public or private schools of the state to organize themselves into companies of cadets, and may
furnish such the cadets, under proper restrictions, such obsolete
ordnance stores and equipment owned by the state as that are not in
use by the National Guard. Whosoever offends against the provisions
of
(c) It is not a violation of this section for a group of
individuals
to associate as a group of historians reenacting a
military company or organization or for an individual or group of
individuals reenacting a military company or organization to drill
or parade with arms.
(d) A person who violates subsection (a) of this section, or
belongs to or parades with any such unauthorized a body of men
individuals with arms shall be punished with a fine of not
exceeding violating subsection of this section, is guilty of a
misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be fined not more than $
100
or imprisoned for a term not exceeding
confined in jail for not
more than six months.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to provide that historical
reenactors are not violating the provision unlawful military
organizations unlawful military organizations.
Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from
the present law, and underscoring indicates new language that would
be added.