§30-29-12. Law-Enforcement Officers to Receive Identification and Certification to Carry Weapons Off Duty
(a) Every person employed by a West Virginia state, county or municipal agency as a qualified law-enforcement officer within the meaning of 18 U. S. C. §926B, shall receive an appropriate photo identification and certification of training required to carry a concealed firearm under the federal Law-Enforcement Officers Safety Act, 18 U. S. C. §926B. […]
§30-29-13. Chief Executive Requirements
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 […]
§30-29-14. Minimum Standards for Hiring of Pre-Certified Law-Enforcement Officers; Disqualification for Entry Into Basic Law-Enforcement Academy or From Certification; Direct Supervision of Uncertified Officers; Maintenance and Transfer of Records; Applicability; Limitation on Disclosure of Records
(a) Notwithstanding other provisions of law to the contrary, a West Virginia law-enforcement agency may not employ or offer to employ a pre-certified law-enforcement officer until it makes written findings documenting that the person meets the minimum standards contained in this subsection, or adopts a previous employing West Virginia law-enforcement agencys written findings, which shall […]
§30-29-3. Duties of the Subcommittee
(a) The subcommittee shall, by or pursuant to rules proposed for legislative approval in accordance with 29A-3-1 et seq. of this code: (1) Provide funding for the establishment and support of law-enforcement training academies in the state;
§30-29-4. Special Revenue Account—collections; Disbursements; Administrative Expenses
(a) A $12 fee shall be added to the usual court costs of all criminal court proceedings involving violation of any criminal law of the state or any county or municipality of the state, excluding violations of municipal parking ordinances, unless the fee is later modified pursuant to a legislative rule. (b) A $12 fee […]
§30-29-5. Certification Requirements and Power to Decertify or Reinstate
(a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and (e) of this section, a person may not be employed as a law-enforcement officer by any West Virginia law-enforcement agency or by any state institution of higher education or by a hospital or by the Public Service Commission of West Virginia on or after the effective date […]
§30-29-5a. Criminal Justice Training Regarding Individuals With Autism Spectrum Disorders; Alzheimer S and Dementia
(a) The Law-Enforcement Professional Standards Subcommittee shall establish within the basic training curriculum, a course for law-enforcement training programs for the training of law-enforcement officers and correction officers in appropriate interactions with individuals with autism spectrum disorders, Alzheimers and related dementias and shall develop guidelines for law enforcement response to individuals on the autism spectrum, […]
§30-29-6. Review of Certification
Certification of each West Virginia law-enforcement officer shall be reviewed annually following the first certification and until such time as the officer may achieve exempt rank. Certification may be revoked, suspended or not renewed if any law-enforcement officer fails to attend annually an in-service approved law-enforcement training program, or if a law-enforcement officer achieving exempt […]
§30-29-7. Compliance
The subcommittee and the executive of each West Virginia law-enforcement agency shall ensure employee compliance with this article.
§30-29-8. Compensation for Employees Attending Law-Enforcement Training Academy; Limitations; Agreements to Reimburse Employers for Wages and Expenses of Employees Trained but Not Continuing Employment
(a) A West Virginia law-enforcement agency shall, and a governing board may, pay compensation to employees, including wages, salaries, benefits, tuition, and expenses, for the employees attendance at a law-enforcement training academy. The compensation paid to the employees for such attendance may not include overtime compensation under the provisions of 21-5C-3 of this code and […]