HB4400 - Relating to reasonable force in defense of self, real and personal property
West Virginia - 2024 Regular Session
Introduced byMargitta Schaaf-Mazzocchi
Last updated 9 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
The purpose of this bill is to provide immunity from civil or criminal prosecution against persons using force, including deadly force, in defense of self, real and personal property. The bill also includes the use of force in defensive actions protecting self, real, and personal property of another person or in other defined situations, including when there is no duty to retreat. Persons prosecuted civilly or criminally for lawful use of this reasonable force are entitled to receive court costs, fees, and expenses resulting from their legal and lawful defensive actions.
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