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WV HB2550

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/18/2025

Primary Sponsor

Joe Funkhouser

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Origin

House of Delegates

2025 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Expands the right to a jury trial in municipal court to include defendants facing fines of more than $5,000, in addition to the existing right for those facing potential jail time

  • Maintains the requirement that municipal court jury trials follow magistrate court criminal procedure rules, with juries consisting of 12 members

  • Preserves existing requirements for municipal court judges, including criminal background checks and completion of legal instruction courses for non-attorney judges

Legislative Description

Modifying the process by which a Defendant is entitled to a trial by jury in municipal court

Courts

Last Action

To House Judiciary

2/18/2025

Committee Referrals

Judiciary2/18/2025

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