WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE
2024 REGULAR SESSION
Introduced House Bill 4386
By Delegate C. Pritt [Introduced January 10, 2024; Referred to the Committee on Senior, Children, and Family Issues then the Judiciary]
 Intr HB 2024R1660
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 Child Protective Services expungement in
3 certain circumstances.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
ARTICLE 4. COURT ACTIONS.
§49-4-905. Automatic expungement in certain instances.
1 The name of a person who is found not to have committed abuse and neglect through the
2 form of a court order shall be expunged by Child Protective Services. 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 Child Protective Services 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