§7-14D-27. Credit Toward Retirement for Member's Prior Military Service; Credit Toward Retirement When Member Has Joined Armed Forces in Time of Armed Conflict; Qualified Military Service
(a) Any member who has previously served on active military duty is entitled to receive additional years of service for the purpose of determining his or her years of credited service for a period equal to the active military duty not to exceed five years, subject to the following: (1) That he or she has […]
§7-14D-28. Pro Rata Reduction of Annuities
Any provision in this article to the contrary notwithstanding, if at the end of any fiscal year the total of the annuities paid from the retirement fund during the said fiscal year is more than ten percent of the sum of the balances in the fund at the end of the said fiscal year, the […]
§7-14D-29. Effective Date; Report to Joint Committee on Government and Finance; Special Starting Date for Benefits
(a) The provisions of this article become effective July 1, 1998: Provided, That no payout of any benefits may be made to any person prior to January 1, 2000: Provided, however, That members who retired due to a disability may begin receiving the benefits at the rate and in the amount specified in either section […]
§7-14D-30. Limitation of County Liability
No county which has timely met all of its obligations under this article is liable for any payments or contributions to the deputy sheriff retirement plan which are owed to the plan by another county or counties. No county commission may deposit funds into the deputy sheriff retirement fund in excess of the amount specified […]
§7-14D-31. Benefits Not Forfeited if System Terminates
If the retirement system is terminated or contributions are completely discontinued, the rights of all members to benefits accrued or contributions made to the date of such termination or discontinuance, to the extent then funded, are not forfeited.
§7-14D-32. Severability
If any part of this article is declared unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions of this article, or the article in its entirety.
§7-14D-26. Fraud; Penalties; and Repayment
Any person who knowingly makes any false statement or who falsifies or permits to be falsified any record of the retirement system in any attempt to defraud that system is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine not to exceed $1,000, by confinement in the county or regional jail […]
§7-14D-23. Loans to Members
(a) A member who is not yet receiving disability or retirement income benefits from the plan may borrow from the plan no more than one time in any year an amount up to one half of his or her accumulated contributions, but not less than $500 nor more than $8,000: Provided, That the maximum amount […]
§7-14D-24. Service as Sheriff
(a) Any member who, after the effective date of this article, is elected sheriff of a county in West Virginia may elect to continue as a member in this plan by paying the amounts required by 7-14D-7 of this code. Upon the election, service as a sheriff shall be treated as covered employment and the […]
§7-14D-24a. Return to Covered Employment by Retired Member
The annuity of any member who retires under the provisions of this article and who resumes service in covered employment shall be suspended while the member continues in covered employment. The monthly annuity payment for the month in which the service resumes shall be prorated to the date of commencement of service, and the member […]