West Virginia § 20-7-1a Natural resources police officer salary increase based on length of service

West Virginia Statutes

§ 20-7-1a — Natural resources police officer salary increase based on length of service

West Virginia § 20-7-1a

Ch. 20NATURAL RESOURCES

Art. 7LAW ENFORCEMENT, MOTORBOATING, LITTER

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Bluebook

W. Va. Code § 20-7-1a (2026).

Text

(a)Effective July 1, 2002, each natural resources police officer shall receive and be entitled to an increase in salary based on length of service, including that heretofore and hereafter served as a natural resources police officer as follows: For five years of service with the division, a natural resources police officer shall receive a salary increase of $600 per year payable during his or her next three years of service and a like increase at three-year intervals thereafter, with these increases to be cumulative. A salary increase shall be based upon years of service as of July 1 of each year and may not be recalculated until July 1 of the following year. Conservation officers in service at the time the amendment to this section becomes effective shall be given credit for prior servi

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(a) Effective July 1, 2002, each natural resources police officer shall receive and be entitled to an increase in salary based on length of service, including that heretofore and hereafter served as a natural resources police officer as follows: For five years of service with the division, a natural resources police officer shall receive a salary increase of $600 per year payable during his or her next three years of service and a like increase at three-year intervals thereafter, with these increases to be cumulative. A salary increase shall be based upon years of service as of July 1 of each year and may not be recalculated until July 1 of the following year.

Conservation officers in service at the time the amendment to this section becomes effective shall be given credit for prior service and shall be paid salaries as the same length of service will entitle them to receive under the provisions hereof.

(b) This section does not apply to special or emergency natural resources police officers appointed under the authority of section one of this article.

Legislative History

2010 Reg. Sess., HB3110; 2008 Reg. Sess., SB477; 2007 Reg. Sess., HB2059; 2002 Reg. Sess., SB648; 1995 Reg. Sess., SB434; 1989 Reg. Sess., HB2201; 1980 Reg. Sess., HB753; 1978 Reg. Sess., SB532; 1953 Reg. Sess., SB277