WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE
2023 REGULAR SESSION
Introduced House Bill 3208
By Delegate C. Pritt [Introduced February 02, 2023; Referred to the Committee on Senior, Children, and Family Issues then the Judiciary]
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1 A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section,
2 designated §49-4-905, relating to allowing for CPS expungement in certain circumstances.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
ARTICLE 4. COURT ACTIONS.
§49-4-905. Automatic expungement in certain instances.
1 A person who is found not to have committed abuse and neglect through the form of a
2 court order shall be expunged by Child Protective Services ("CPS"). The provisions of this section
3 shall be retroactive to apply to cases where this has happened previously.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to allow for CPS expungement in certain circumstances.
Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from a heading or the present law and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.
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Statutes affected:
Introduced Version: 49-4-905