West Virginia Code — 15
Browse 215 sections in division 15 of the West Virginia code. Each section page includes the full statutory text, official source links, and citation guidance.
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- § 15-1-1. 15-1-1. Definitions.
- § 15-1-2. 15-1-2. Commander in chief.
- § 15-1-3. 15-1-3. Regulations.
- § 15-1-4. 15-1-4. Active service -- Authority of Governor to require; state duty ordered by Adjutant General.
- § 15-1-5. 15-1-5. Active service -- United States.
- § 15-1-6. 15-1-6. Federal law and regulations.
- § 15-2-1. 15-2-1. Short title.
- § 15-2-2. 15-2-2. Superintendent; departmental headquarters; continuation of the State Police.
- § 15-2-3. 15-2-3. State Police structure; how established; training; special revenue account.
- § 15-2-4. 15-2-4. Appointment of commissioned officers, noncommissioned officers, other members; temporary and permanent positions.
- § 15-2-5. 15-2-5. Career progression system state; salaries; exclusion from wage and hour laws, with supplemental payment; bond; leave time for members called to duty in guard or reserves.
- § 15-2-6. 15-2-6. Authority to make rules for grievance procedure.
- § 15-2-7. 15-2-7. Cadet selection board; qualifications for and appointment to membership in State Police; civilian employees; forensic laboratory employees; salaries.
- § 15-2-8. 15-2-8. Chaplains.
- § 15-2-9. 15-2-9. State Police Voluntary Contribution Fund.
- § 15-2-10. 15-2-10. Uniforms; authorized equipment, weapons and supplies; local headquarters; quarters for members; life insurance; medical and hospital fees for injuries and illnesses of members incurred in line of duty.
- § 15-2-11. 15-2-11. Territorial jurisdiction.
- § 15-2-12. 15-2-12. Mission of the State Police; powers of superintendent, officers and members; patrol of turnpike.
- § 15-2-13. 15-2-13. Limitations upon members; exceptions.
- § 15-2-14. 15-2-14. Oath of superintendent and members.
- § 15-2-15. 15-2-15. State Police Child Abuse and Neglect Investigations Unit.
- § 15-2-16. 15-2-16. Interference with officers or members; false information; penalty.
- § 15-2-17. 15-2-17. Unauthorized use of uniform, badge or other insignia; impersonation of member; penalty.
- § 15-2-18. 15-2-18. Officers or members failure to perform duties; general penalty; providing extraordinary police or security services by contract.
- § 15-2-19. 15-2-19. Bribing, etc., officers or members; penalty.
- § 15-2-20. 15-2-20. Transfer authorized; use for disciplinary purposes prohibited; notice required under certain circumstances; relocation expense; regulation of member's residence.
- § 15-2-21. 15-2-21. Suspension, demotion or discharge of members; right of appeal.
- § 15-2-22. 15-2-22. Assignment of assistant Attorney General; employment of legal counsel.
- § 15-2-23. 15-2-23. Duties of superintendent as to statistics, aliens and labor conditions.
- § 15-2-24. 15-2-24. Criminal Identification Bureau; establishment; supervision; purpose; fingerprints, photographs, records and other information; reports by courts and prosecuting attorneys; offenses and penalties.
- § 15-2-25. 15-2-25. Rules generally; carrying of weapons upon retirement or medical discharge.
- § 15-2-26. 15-2-26. Continuation of Death, Disability and Retirement Fund; designating the Consolidated Public Retirement Board as administrator of fund.
- § 15-2-27. 15-2-27. Retirement; awards and benefits; leased employees.
- § 15-2-28. 15-2-28. Credit toward retirement for member's prior military service; credit toward retirement when employee has joined Armed Forces in time of armed conflict; qualified military service.
- § 15-2-29. 15-2-29. Awards and benefits for disability incurred in performance of duty.
- § 15-2-30. 15-2-30. Awards and benefits for disability due to other causes.
- § 15-2-31. 15-2-31. Disability physical examinations; termination.
- § 15-2-32. 15-2-32. Retirant not to exercise police authority; retention of group insurance.
- § 15-2-33. 15-2-33. Awards and benefits to dependents of member when the member dies in performance of duty; to dependents of a duty disability retirant; dependent child scholarship and amount.
- § 15-2-34. 15-2-34. Awards and benefits to dependents of employee when the employee dies from nonservice-connected causes.
- § 15-2-35. 15-2-35. Awards and benefits to dependents of retirant or after an employee serves twenty years.
- § 15-2-36. 15-2-36. Awards and benefits to dependents of member -- Termination.
- § 15-2-37. 15-2-37. Refunds to certain employees upon discharge or resignation; deferred retirement.
- § 15-2-38. 15-2-38. Refund to dependents upon death of member not eligible for benefits.
- § 15-2-39. 15-2-39. Dependent child or children.
- § 15-2-40. 15-2-40. Commission on drunk driving prevention created; members; quorum; meetings.
- § 15-2-41. 15-2-41. Powers and duties of commission; rule-making authority; monitoring and reporting.
- § 15-2-42. 15-2-42. Drunk driving enforcement program established; purpose.
- § 15-2-43. 15-2-43. Awarding service revolver upon retirement and disposal of service weapon when replaced due to routine wear.
- § 15-2-44. 15-2-44. Federal law maximum benefit limitations.
- § 15-2-45. 15-2-45. Federal law minimum required distributions.
- § 15-2-46. 15-2-46. Direct rollovers.
- § 15-2-47. 15-2-47. Federal qualification requirements.
- § 15-2-48. 15-2-48. Specification of actuarial assumptions.
- § 15-2-49. 15-2-49. Benefits not forfeited if system terminates.
- § 15-2-50. 15-2-50.
- § 15-2-51. 15-2-51. State police reemployment.
- § 15-2-52. 15-2-52. Termination of benefits; procedures.
- § 15-2-53. 15-2-53. State law-enforcement association members annual leave program.
- § 15-2-54. 15-2-54. Correction of errors; underpayments; overpayments.
- § 15-2-55. 15-2-55. Referral program for substance abuse treatment.
- § 15-2-56. 15-2-56. Handle with Care program.
- § 15-3-1. 15-3-1. Communication system for department of public safety.
- § 15-3-2. 15-3-2. Radio transmitters operating on the State Police frequency.
- § 15-3-3. 15-3-3. Use of police radio stations.
- § 15-3-4. 15-3-4. Priority of calls to police radio stations.
- § 15-3-5. 15-3-5. Use of information obtained by interceptions of transmissions on department of public safety communications system forbidden; penalties.
- § 15-3-6. 15-3-6. Location of police radio stations.
- § 15-3-7. 15-3-7. Staffs of police radio stations.
- § 15-3-8. 15-3-8. Superintendent to make rules and regulations to carry out article.
- § 15-3-9. 15-3-9. Jurisdiction of justices to enforce article.
- § 15-3-10. 15-3-10. Disclosure of location information; emergency situations.
- § 15-4-1. 15-4-1. Governor authorized to organize and maintain West Virginia state guard.
- § 15-4-2. 15-4-2. Rules and regulations.
- § 15-4-3. 15-4-3. Pay and allowances.
- § 15-4-4. 15-4-4. Arms and equipment; use of state armories, etc.
- § 15-4-5. 15-4-5. Service limited to state, except as to fresh pursuit; apprehension of persons in another state.
- § 15-4-6. 15-4-6. Pursuit and apprehension of certain persons in this state by military forces of another state.
- § 15-4-7. 15-4-7. Status of forces and members thereof with regard to federal service.
- § 15-4-8. 15-4-8. Civil organizations, etc., not to be enlisted as unit.
- § 15-4-9. 15-4-9. Disqualifications.
- § 15-4-10. 15-4-10. Oath of officers.
- § 15-4-11. 15-4-11. Term of enlistment; oath of enlisted men.
- § 15-4-12. 15-4-12. Articles of war to apply as to court-martial, etc.; freedom from arrest; jury duty.
- § 15-4-13. 15-4-13. Citation of article.
- § 15-5-1. 15-5-1. Policy and purpose.
- § 15-5-2. 15-5-2. Definitions.
- § 15-5-3. 15-5-3. Division of Emergency Management created.
- § 15-5-4. 15-5-4. West Virginia disaster recovery board created; organization of board; appointment of board members; term of office and expenses of board members; meetings.
- § 15-5-5. 15-5-5. General powers of the Governor.
- § 15-5-6. 15-5-6. Proclamation of a state of emergency or state of preparedness by the Governor or the Legislature; additional powers of the Governor during a state of emergency or state of preparedness.
- § 15-5-7. 15-5-7. Mobile support units.
- § 15-5-8. 15-5-8. Local organization for emergency services.
- § 15-5-9. 15-5-9. Mutual aid agreements.
- § 15-5-10. 15-5-10. Regional organizations for emergency services.
- § 15-5-11. 15-5-11. Immunity and exemption; "duly qualified emergency service worker" defined.
- § 15-5-12. 15-5-12. Liability to sheltered persons.
- § 15-5-13. 15-5-13. Appropriations; acceptance of services, gifts, grants, and loans.
- § 15-5-14. 15-5-14. Political activity of emergency service organizations.
- § 15-5-15. 15-5-15. Emergency service personnel.
- § 15-5-16. 15-5-16. Utilization of existing services and facilities.
- § 15-5-17. 15-5-17. Enforcement.
- § 15-5-18. 15-5-18. Arrest by peace officer without warrant.
- § 15-5-19. 15-5-19. Unorganized militia.
- § 15-5-20. 15-5-20. Disaster prevention.
- § 15-5-21. 15-5-21. Communications.
- § 15-5-22. 15-5-22. Emergency Management Assistance Compact.
- § 15-5-23. 15-5-23. Severability; conflicts.
- § 15-5-24. 15-5-24. Disaster Recovery Trust Fund; disbursement of funds.
- § 15-5-25. 15-5-25. Prohibition on funds inuring to the benefit of or being distributable to members, officers or private persons.
- § 15-5-26. 15-5-26. Tax exemption.
- § 15-5-27. 15-5-27. Annual report.
- § 15-5-28. 15-5-28. Statewide mutual aid system.
- § 15-5-29. 15-5-29. Cooperation with State Resiliency Office.
- § 15-5-30. 15-5-30. State of emergency; state of preparedness; essential workers.
- § 15-6-1. 15-6-1. Legislative purpose and authority.
- § 15-6-2. 15-6-2. Armory board revenue bonds not to constitute state debt, etc.
- § 15-6-3. 15-6-3. Definitions.
- § 15-6-4. 15-6-4. State armory board -- Generally.
- § 15-6-5. 15-6-5. State armory board -- Duties.
- § 15-6-6. 15-6-6. State armory board -- Powers.
- § 15-6-7. 15-6-7. State armory board -- Authority to issue revenue bonds.
- § 15-6-8. 15-6-8. State armory board -- Trustee of holders of revenue bonds.
- § 15-6-9. 15-6-9. Application of proceeds of bonds, grants and appropriations.
- § 15-6-10. 15-6-10. Rentals and other revenues from armories.
- § 15-6-11. 15-6-11. Authority of board to pledge revenues as security.
- § 15-6-12. 15-6-12. Title to armory property, etc., to vest in state.
- § 15-6-13. 15-6-13. Lease of armory or armory facilities by Adjutant General.
- § 15-6-14. 15-6-14. Acquisition of property for armory projects; condemnation.
- § 15-6-15. 15-6-15. Preliminary expenses of armory projects.
- § 15-6-16. 15-6-16. County or municipal aid for armory purposes.
- § 15-6-17. 15-6-17. Disposition of abandoned and unsuitable armories or armory facilities.
- § 15-6-18. 15-6-18. Exemption of armories, etc., from taxation.
- § 15-6-19. 15-6-19. Article not authority to create state debt.
- § 15-6-20. 15-6-20. Compliance with article and state Constitution only restrictions on construction and management of projects under article.
- § 15-7-1. 15-7-1. Citation of article.
- § 15-7-2. 15-7-2. Declaration of policy.
- § 15-7-3. 15-7-3. Definitions.
- § 15-7-4. 15-7-4. Designation of emergency interim successors to legislators.
- § 15-7-5. 15-7-5. Status, qualifications and term of emergency interim successors.
- § 15-7-6. 15-7-6. Contingent method of designating emergency interim successors.
- § 15-7-7. 15-7-7. Recording and publication of successor's name.
- § 15-7-8. 15-7-8. Oath of emergency interim successors.
- § 15-7-9. 15-7-9. Duty of emergency interim successors.
- § 15-7-10. 15-7-10. Place of legislative session in event of attack, etc.
- § 15-7-11. 15-7-11. Assumption of powers and duties of legislator by emergency interim successor.
- § 15-7-12. 15-7-12. Privileges, immunities and compensation of emergency interim successors.
- § 15-7-13. 15-7-13. Separability of provisions.
- § 15-8-1. 15-8-1.
- § 15-8-2. 15-8-2.
- § 15-8-3. 15-8-3.
- § 15-8-4. 15-8-4.
- § 15-8-5. 15-8-5.
- § 15-8-6. 15-8-6.
- § 15-8-7. 15-8-7.
- § 15-8-8. 15-8-8.
- § 15-8-9. 15-8-9.
- § 15-8-10. 15-8-10.
- § 15-8-11. 15-8-11.
- § 15-8-12. 15-8-12.
- § 15-9-1. 15-9-1. Governor's Committee on Crime, Delinquency and Correction established; Committee designated as state planning.
- § 15-9-2. 15-9-2. Facility inspection.
- § 15-9-3. 15-9-3. Ascertaining compliance with applicable standards in juvenile detention and correctional facilities.
- § 15-9-4. 15-9-4. Sentencing Commission Subcommittee.
- § 15-9-5. 15-9-5. Authorization to adopt bylaws, policies and procedures, and to promulgate legislative rules.
- § 15-9-6. 15-9-6. Other responsibilities of the committee.
- § 15-9-7. 15-9-7. Coordinated program for substance abuse treatment referral.
- § 15-10-1. 15-10-1. Short title.
- § 15-10-2. 15-10-2. Legislative findings.
- § 15-10-3. 15-10-3. Definitions.
- § 15-10-4. 15-10-4. Cooperation between law-enforcement agencies and other groups of state or local law-enforcement officers.
- § 15-10-5. 15-10-5. Federal officers’ peace-keeping authority.
- § 15-10-6. 15-10-6. Transportation of out-of-state prisoners; authority of foreign law-enforcement officers.
- § 15-10-7. 15-10-7. Cooperation with military authorities.
- § 15-10-8. 15-10-8. Statewide cold case task force.
- § 15-11-1. 15-11-1. Law-enforcement, safety and emergency worker funeral expense fund created.
- § 15-11-2. 15-11-2. Payment of funeral expenses of law-enforcement, safety, and emergency workers killed in the line of duty.
- § 15-12-1. 15-12-1. Short title.
- § 15-12-2. 15-12-2. Registration; fees and use thereof.
- § 15-12-3. 15-12-3. Change in registry information.
- § 15-12-4. 15-12-4. Duration.
- § 15-12-5. 15-12-5. Distribution and disclosure of information; community information programs by prosecuting attorney and State Police; petition to circuit court.
- § 15-12-6. 15-12-6. Duties of institution officials.
- § 15-12-7. 15-12-7. Information shall be released when person moves out of state.
- § 15-12-8. 15-12-8. Failure to register or provide notice of registration changes; penalty; penalty for aiding and abetting.
- § 15-12-9. 15-12-9. Registration of out-of-state offenders.
- § 15-12-10. 15-12-10. Address and online information verification.
- § 15-13-1. 15-13-1. Intent and findings.
- § 15-13-2. 15-13-2. Registration.
- § 15-13-3. 15-13-3. Change in registry information.
- § 15-13-4. 15-13-4. Duration.
- § 15-13-5. 15-13-5. Distribution and disclosure of information.
- § 15-13-6. 15-13-6. Duties of institution officials.
- § 15-13-7. 15-13-7. Failure to register or provide notice of registration changes; penalty.
- § 15-13-8. 15-13-8. Registration of out-of-state offenders.
- § 15-14-1. 15-14-1. Short title.
- § 15-14-2. 15-14-2. Definitions.
- § 15-14-3. 15-14-3. Purpose and objectives.
- § 15-14-4. 15-14-4. Appointment of the Statewide Interoperability Coordinator.
- § 15-14-5. 15-14-5. The Statewide Interoperability Executive Committee.
- § 15-14-6. 15-14-6. Duties of the Statewide Interoperability Executive Committee.
- § 15-14-7. 15-14-7. Maintenance and Operations of the Statewide Interoperable Network; personnel; assets; agreements.
- § 15-14-8. 15-14-8. The Regional Interoperability Committees; composition; duties.
- § 15-14-9. 15-14-9. Creation of the Statewide Interoperable Radio Network account; purpose; funding; disbursements.
- § 15-14-10. 15-14-10. Rule-making.
- § 15-15-1. 15-15-1. Mandatory indexing of felony warrants.
- § 15-16-1. 15-16-1. Definitions
- § 15-16-2. 15-16-2. Prohibited policies regarding immigration enforcement.
- § 15-16-3. 15-16-3. Mandatory duties of law enforcement agencies regarding immigration detainer.
- § 15-16-4. 15-16-4. Mandatory agreements for housing persons subject to immigration detainers.
- § 15-16-5. 15-16-5. Complaint procedure; notice; equitable relief.
- § 15-16-6. 15-16-6. Removal from office for malfeasance, neglect of duty, and failure to faithfully discharge duties of office.
- § 15-16-7. 15-16-7. Attorney General to defend good-faith compliance upon request.
- § 15-16-8. 15-16-8. Report of violations; whistle-blower protections.
- § 15-16-9. 15-16-9. Implementation; discrimination prohibited.