Child Neglect Bill Gets First Senate Reading

January 28, 2011 - By JOSELYN KING
The Intelligencer

Parents who knowingly put a child in harm's way would be guilty of a misdemeanor under legislation currently before the West Virginia Senate.

The Senate heard its first reading Wednesday of Senate Bill 71, which amends existing child neglect code. Under the measure, parents or guardians who neglect a child, "and by the neglect create a substantial risk of bodily injury," would be guilty of a misdemeanor. FULL STORY

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