H. B. 4467
(By Delegate Tansill)
[Introduced February 8, 2008; referred to the
Committee on Education then the Judiciary.]
A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by
adding thereto a new section, designated §61-4-9, relating to
the falsification of educational or academic records; and
providing a misdemeanor penalty.
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 §61-4-9, to read as
follows:
ARTICLE 4. FORGERY AND CRIMES AGAINST THE CURRENCY.
§61-4-9. Falsification of Educational or Academic Records;
penalty.
(a) Any person
who buys, sells, creates, duplicates, alters,
gives or obtains a diploma, academic
record
, certificate of
enrollment or other instrument which purports to signify merit or
achievement conferred by an institution of education with the
intent to fraudulently use that document or to allow the fraudulent
use of the document is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof,
shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars or
confined in jail for not more than six months, or both fined and
confined.
(b)
Any person who knowingly makes or causes to be made,
either directly or indirectly, or through any individual,
corporation or agency whatsoever, any false statement in writing,
regarding
his or her obtaining a diploma, academic
record
,
certificate of enrollment or other instrument which purports to
signify merit or achievement conferred by an institution of
education with the intent
that it shall be relied upon, to procure
employment or any other benefit whatsoever,
is guilty of a
misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof,
shall be fined not more
than five hundred dollars or confined in jail for not more than
six months, or both fined and confined.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to make it a misdemeanor to
falsify educational or academic records or to knowingly
misrepresent your academic or educational record to obtain a
benefit for that individual or other party.
Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from
the present law, and underscoring indicates new language that would
be added.
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