West Virginia HB4365 amends the Code to redefine accessories to a crime, exempting domestic partners and servants from accessory after the fact.

West Virginia HB4365 amends the criminal code to redefine who can be considered an accessory to a crime. It exempts domestic partners and servants of felony offenders from being considered accessories after the fact. The bill also specifies that an accessory to a felony who is a sibling, parent, grandparent, or child or grandchild of the principal offender is guilty of a misdemeanor. Additionally, it establishes that an accessory to a misdemeanor is also guilty of a misdemeanor, with potential penalties including up to 30 days in jail, a fine of up to $500, or both.

West Virginia HB4365 amends the Code to redefine accessories to a crime, exempting domestic partners and servants from accessory after the fact.

West Virginia HB4365 amends the criminal code to redefine who can be considered an accessory to a crime. It exempts domestic partners and servants of felony offenders from being considered accessories after the fact. The bill also specifies that an accessory to a felony who is a sibling, parent, grandparent, or child or grandchild of the principal offender is guilty of a misdemeanor. Additionally, it establishes that an accessory to a misdemeanor is also guilty of a misdemeanor, with potential penalties including up to 30 days in jail, a fine of up to $500, or both.