HB 4886
Relating to guidelines for home confinement
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Bill overview
This bill clarifies the travel restrictions for individuals serving time on home confinement in West Virginia. It specifies that offenders can travel to and from work, medical appointments, religious services, court-ordered appointments, and grocery stores for essential items. The bill also outlines that electronic monitoring is not required in all cases of home incarceration, at the discretion of a circuit court. Finally, it states that home incarceration constitutes a waiver of good conduct deduction from a sentence.
Key provisions
- Allows travel to work.
- Permits travel to medical appointments.
- Allows travel to religious services.
- Authorizes travel for court-ordered appointments.
- Allows travel to grocery stores for food and household items.
- States electronic monitoring is not required in all cases.
- Home incarceration waives good conduct deduction.
Who is affected
- Individuals on home confinement
- Circuit Courts
- Magistrate Courts
- Offenders
- West Virginia Residents
Notable changes
- Clarifies permissible travel locations for home confinement offenders.
- Removes the mandatory requirement for electronic monitoring in certain cases.
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