West Virginia Drafting Caylee's Law

{West Virginia}...Earlier this year, Cabell County Delegate Kelli Soboyna announced her intention to draft a bill that would make it a crime for a parent or guardian not to report a child missing to law enforcement officials in a timely manner. Members of the state Legislature are looking to the Director of the West Virginia Prosecutor's Institute for help with drafting a law that could prevent a death like Caylee Anthony's in West Virginia. Institute Director Philip Morrison says he's taken a look at the rough draft of the bill, and, while creating a law is plausible, the current draft needs to contain language to tighten it up. Morrison says one change is distinguishing missing children into two categories: infants to the age of 12 and teenagers. He also says the bill should focus more on parents or guardians with missing children who may be withholding the information to hide criminal activity. Morrison believes it's important for the bill not to target parents or guardians where there could be a legitimate explanation why a child has not been reported missing. The goal is still to have a final draft ready in January when lawmakers return to Charleston for the 60 day session.