HB 4898
Requiring the West Virginia Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to provide an inmate with one physical copy of their birth certificate and social security card upon release
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Sign in to take action- Introduced
- Passed House of Delegates
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Bill overview
This bill requires the West Virginia Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to provide each probationer with a physical copy of their birth certificate and Social Security card upon their release from a correctional facility. The goal is to ensure that individuals transitioning from incarceration have essential identification documents readily available. This legislation focuses on providing these documents to probationers, not inmates.
Key provisions
- The Department of Corrections must provide probationers with physical copies of their birth certificate.
- The Department of Corrections must provide probationers with physical copies of their Social Security card.
- This requirement applies to probationers released from any Division of Corrections facility.
- The court may impose other conditions of probation, including restitution and fines.
- Probationers may be required to participate in a day report center based on risk assessments.
- The day report center program is determined by staff based on risk assessments and probation conditions.
- The court must make specific written findings if departing from risk assessment requirements.
- The Division of Corrections must provide these documents even if other codes conflict.
Who is affected
- Probationers
- West Virginia Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
- Circuit Courts
- Individuals transitioning from incarceration
- Social Security Administration
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Cosponsor
Kump
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