Source: http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=hb2922%20ENR.htm&yr=2020&sesstype=RS&i=2922
Timestamp: 2020-04-10 19:18:18
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HB 2922 Text
Enrolled Version - Final Version House Bill 2922 History
By Delegates Barrett and S. Brown
AN ACT to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §60A-4-407a, relating to authorizing a court to require participation and successful completion of a drug court program or drug treatment program in order for a defendant, pleading or being found guilty of possession of a controlled substance which is or contains a controlled substance listed in §60A-2-204 of this code, other than marijuana, or a controlled substance listed in §60A-2-206, §60A-2-208, or §60A-2-210 to qualify for a final order of discharge and dismissal.
§60A-4-407a. Authorizing additional requirements to obtain a final order of discharge and dismissal for persons charged with possession of controlled substances.
(a) Notwithstanding any provision of this code to the contrary, when a person pleads guilty or is found guilty of a violation of §60A-4-401(c) of this code, or a municipal ordinance containing the same elements where the controlled substance possessed is listed in §60A-2-204 of this code, other than marijuana, or is a controlled substance listed in §60A-2-206, §60A-2-208, or §60A-2-210 of this code, the court may, as an additional condition for the entry of a final order of discharge or dismissal under §60A-4-407 of this code or a municipal ordinance containing the same or substantially the same provision, require the defendant to be:
(1) Evaluated for admission into a drug court program; or
(2) Participate in a drug treatment program.
(b) If a defendant is determined to be an appropriate candidate for admission to drug court or a drug treatment program, the court may make successful completion of a drug court or a drug treatment program a requirement for obtaining a final order of discharge and dismissal.