West Virginia Senate Bill 504 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: Introduced on February 14 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-02-14 - To Transportation and Infrastructure
Pending: Senate Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

The purpose of this bill concerns administrative hearings for suspension and revocation of licenses for driving while under the influence of alcohol, controlled substances or drugs, The bill provides that the Office of Administrative Hearings send notices of hearings to the Division of Motor Vehicles and the Attorney General if the Attorney General has filed a notice of appearance and deletes the requirement that notice be sent to the county prosecuting attorney;. The bill provides the Office of Administrative Hearings subpoena authority and failure to obey a subpoena constitutes a misdemeanor punishable by a fine up to $500. The bill deletes the provision that a hearing notice sent by certified or registered mail to a law-enforcement officer constitutes a subpoena to appear; . The bill also provides authority to impose certain fees and that a special revenue account be created to support the activities of the Office of Administrative Hearings. The bill further authorizes rulemaking .

Relating to administrative hearings for suspension and revocation of licenses for driving under influence

Sen. Larry Edgell [D]

Sen. Douglas Facemire [D]

Sen. William Laird [D]

Sen. Ron Stollings [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-02-14		To Transportation and Infrastructure
2011-02-14		Introduced in Senate
2011-02-14		To Transportation and Infrastructure then Judiciary then Finance
2011-02-14		Filed for introduction

HB3124 (Same As) 2011-02-14 - To House Judiciary

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
17C	5A	2	Amended Code	Citation Text
17C	5C	4a	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/Bills_history.cfm?input=504&year=2011&sessiontype=RS&btype=bill
Text	http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=sb504%20intr.htm&yr=2011&sesstype=RS&i=504
Text	http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=sb504%20intr.htm&yr=&sesstype=&i=504