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§7-27-10. Amendment of Road Construction Project Plan

(a) General. – A road construction project plan adopted by order of the county commission may be amended by the county commission at any time to add one or more projects, delete one or more projects, or redesignate the order in which projects are to be completed as funds become available. (b) Procedure to amend […]

§7-26-6. Standards for Interagency Cooperation

(a) This section is created for the purpose of enhancing cooperative efforts undertaken by sheriff offices for the more efficient investigation and apprehension of persons who violate the criminal laws of the state of West Virginia or the United States and also to assist the victims of such crimes. The provisions of this section are […]

§7-27-2. Purpose and Findings

(a) The Legislature hereby makes the following findings: (1) Roads maintained by the Department of Transportation include:

§7-27-3. Definitions

For purposes of this article: (1) “Business” means any activity engaged in by any person, or caused to be engaged in by any person, with the object of direct or indirect economic gain, benefit or advantage, and includes any purposeful revenue generating activity in a county of this state that imposes transportation sales and use […]

§7-27-4. Creation of County Road Construction Project Plan

§7-27-4. Creation of county road construction project plan. A county commission may, upon its own initiative or upon application of: (1) a highway authority; (2) a local, county or regional economic development authority; or (3) any resident of the county, propose creation of a road construction project plan for the county, or propose an amendment […]

§7-26-1. Creation; Purpose; Composition

(a) For the purpose of providing better law enforcement for the counties of our state and for providing standardization and uniformity of services and operation of the sheriff offices throughout the state, there is hereby created the West Virginia Sheriffs' Bureau of Professional Standards. (b) The bureau shall be comprised of nine members, as follows: […]

§7-26-2. General Powers and Duties; Legislative Rules

(a) The bureau may enter into contracts regarding training and operation of state sheriffs offices. The bureau may recommend policies and procedures to sheriffs offices, including, but not limited to, those that promote cooperation between all state and local law-enforcement officers, eliminate duplication of work, promote the proper and efficient operation of the office of […]

§7-26-3. Bureau Officers

The bureau shall select a chair, vice chair and secretary from within its appointed membersto keep an accurate record of the actions of the bureau and perform such duties as the bureau may prescribe.

§7-26-4. Training Promoted by the Bureau

The bureau may contract with or agree with any state university or college in West Virginia or any other organization for a university, college or other organization to provide specialized training for sheriffs and deputies as it deems appropriate for the efficient operation of a sheriff's office: Provided, That nothing herein shall be construed to […]