WV House Bill 2139 Introduced - Litter Reporting Program

House Bill 2139 would establish a volunteer litter reporting program that would utilize trained volunteers to report and collect information necessary in enabling the county sheriffs to issue citations to individuals violating the state's litter laws. Duties of a trained volunteer would include: reporting the motor vehicle registration plate number, date, time and location of a person observed littering; collecting other evidence such as taking photographs at the request of the county sheriff, providing testimony in court proceedings relating to litter violations observed, and providing other assistance in litter enforment as requested by the county sheriff. In no even could a volunteer participate in the direct apprehension or arrest of a litter violator.