West Virginia legislation · 2026 Regular Session
West Virginia HB4138: Relating to persons convicted of a crime
Status: Signed into law, April 1, 2026
What the bill says
An act to amend and reenact §15-2C-2 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to the Central Abuse Registry; payment of fees; clarifying that a person required to register pursuant to this article and §15-12-2 of this code shall only pay one annual fee which shall satisfy the registration requirements and payment obligation under both articles; and outlining obligations of the West Virginia State Police for the Central Abuse Registry in relation to these fees; and to amend and reenact §15-12-2 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, providing that any person convicted o.
From the enrolled text, March 14, 2026:
AN ACT to amend and reenact §15-2C-2 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to the Central Abuse Registry; payment of fees; clarifying that a person required to register pursuant to this article and §15-12-2 of this code shall only pay one annual fee which shall satisfy the registration requirements and payment obligation under both articles; and outlining obligations of the West Virginia State Police for the Central Abuse Registry in relation to these fees; and to amend and reenact §15-12-2 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, providing that any person convicted of a crime pursuant to §61-8B-1 et seq. shall be required to register pursuant to this article, including the current provisions relating to the crimes of sexual extortion and aggravated sexual extortion contained within §61-8B-6 of this code, shall be required to be registered pursuant to this article, and also relating to clarifying that a person convicted of the former §61-8B-6 of this code, relating to the offense of sexual assault of a spouse, which was repealed by an act of the Legislature during the 2000 legislative session, shall be required to continue to be registered pursuant to this article; also relating to requiring that a person convicted of a crime pursuant to §61-8-28a of this code, relating to nonconsensual disclosure of …