West Virginia § 7-14C-4 Right to refuse to disclose personal finances; exceptions

West Virginia Statutes

§ 7-14C-4 — Right to refuse to disclose personal finances; exceptions

West Virginia § 7-14C-4

Ch. 7COUNTY COMMISSIONS AND OFFICERS

Art. 14CDEPUTY SHERIFFS; PROCEDURE FOR INVESTIGATION

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W. Va. Code § 7-14C-4 (2026).

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For the purposes of job assignment or other personnel action, a sheriff may not require or request a deputy sheriff to disclose any item if his or her property, income, assets, sources of income, debts or personal or domestic expenditures unless such information is obtained through proper legal procedures or is necessary for the employing agency to ascertain the desirability of assigning the deputy sheriff to a specialized unit in which there is a strong possibility that bribes or other improper inducements might be offered.

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For the purposes of job assignment or other personnel action, a sheriff may not require or request a deputy sheriff to disclose any item if his or her property, income, assets, sources of income, debts or personal or domestic expenditures unless such information is obtained through proper legal procedures or is necessary for the employing agency to ascertain the desirability of assigning the deputy sheriff to a specialized unit in which there is a strong possibility that bribes or other improper inducements might be offered.