West Virginia § 30-29-13 Chief executive requirements

West Virginia Statutes

§ 30-29-13 — Chief executive requirements

West Virginia § 30-29-13

Ch. 30PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS

Art. 29LAW-ENFORCEMENT TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION

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W. Va. Code § 30-29-13 (2026).

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Notwithstanding any provision of this code to the contrary, on or after July 1, 2018, any person appointed to serve as the chief executive of a municipal law-enforcement agency shall be a certified, or certifiable as, a law-enforcement officer as provided in §30-29-5 of this code: Provided, That chief executives of municipal law-enforcement agencies employed prior to July 1, 2018, who are not certified law-enforcement officers are exempt from this requirement for purposes of the position he or she holds as of that date.

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Notwithstanding any provision of this code to the contrary, on or after July 1, 2018, any person appointed to serve as the chief executive of a municipal law-enforcement agency shall be a certified, or certifiable as, a law-enforcement officer as provided in §30-29-5 of this code: Provided, That chief executives of municipal law-enforcement agencies employed prior to July 1, 2018, who are not certified law-enforcement officers are exempt from this requirement for purposes of the position he or she holds as of that date.