WEST virginia legislature
2023 regular session
Introduced
House Bill 2335
By Delegate Martin
[Introduced January 11, 2023; Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary]
A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §61-1-10, relating to prohibiting the establishment of a constitution or legal system superior or parallel to the West Virginia Constitution and the West Virginia Code; and providing a criminal penalty.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
## ARTICLE 1. CRIMES AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT.
No person or group of persons may establish a constitution or legal system superior to or parallel to the West Virginia Constitution and the West Virginia Code. Any attempt do so is ineffectual and shall be punished as treason against the state, under §61-1-2 of this code.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to prohibit the establishment of a constitution or legal system superior or parallel to the West Virginia Constitution and the West Virginia Code.
Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from a heading or the present law, and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.