West Virginia § 15-10A-2 Reemployment of law-enforcement officers

West Virginia Statutes

§ 15-10A-2 — Reemployment of law-enforcement officers

West Virginia § 15-10A-2

Ch. 15PUBLIC SAFETY

Art. 10ALAW-ENFORCEMENT REEMPLOYMENT ACT

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W. Va. Code § 15-10A-2 (2026).

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(a)Notwithstanding any provision of this code to the contrary, any honorably retired law-enforcement officer may, at the discretion of the head of a law-enforcement agency, be reemployed subject to the provisions of this article: Provided, That a retired law-enforcement officer employed pursuant to this article must be certified pursuant to article twenty-nine, chapter thirty.

(b)Any person reemployed pursuant to the provisions of this article shall:

(1)Receive the same compensation as a regularly enlisted officer of the same rank;

(2)Receive credit for all years of service accrued prior to their retirement, as well as service rendered after the date of their reemployment;

(3)Exercise the same authority as a regularly enlisted officer of the law-enforcement agency;

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(a) Notwithstanding any provision of this code to the contrary, any honorably retired law-enforcement officer may, at the discretion of the head of a law-enforcement agency, be reemployed subject to the provisions of this article: Provided, That a retired law-enforcement officer employed pursuant to this article must be certified pursuant to article twenty-nine, chapter thirty.

(b) Any person reemployed pursuant to the provisions of this article shall:

(1) Receive the same compensation as a regularly enlisted officer of the same rank;

(2) Receive credit for all years of service accrued prior to their retirement, as well as service rendered after the date of their reemployment;

(3) Exercise the same authority as a regularly enlisted officer of the law-enforcement agency;

(4) Wear the same uniform and insignia;

(5) Be subject to the same oath;

(6) Execute the same bond; and

(7) Exercise the same powers and be subject to the same limitations as a regularly enlisted officer of the law-enforcement agency.

(c) A person reemployed pursuant to the provisions of this article is ineligible for promotion or reclassification of any type nor eligible for appointment to a temporary rank.

(d) A person reemployed pursuant to the provisions of this article may be employed for a period not to exceed two years from the date on which he or she is hired.

(e) As used in this article:

(1) "Law-enforcement officer" or "officer" means: (A) Any sheriff and any deputy sheriff of any county; (B) any member of a police department in any municipality as defined in section two, article one, chapter eight of this code; and (C) any natural resources police officer of the Division of Natural Resources; and

(2) "Head of a law-enforcement agency" means the chief of police of an incorporated municipality; a county sheriff, or the chief natural resources police officer of the Division of Natural Resources.