West Virginia House Bill 4648: To ensure felonies or violent misdemeanors are not eligible for personal recognizance discharge from jail

West Virginia · 2026 Regular Session

What it does

The purpose of this bill is to provide that persons accused of felonies or violent misdemeanors are required to post bond and are not entitled to release on their own recognizance. The bill also provides that the bail threshold for nonviolent felonies be increased and adjusted for inflation beginning July 1, 2026.

Latest action

To House Judiciary (2026-01-21)

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