Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary or any rule promulgated under the provisions of this code, the Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation may hire any person listed on the Correctional Officer I Register for employment as a Correctional Officer I without regard to the person’s position on the register: Provided, That no person on the Correctional Officer I Register may be offered employment or hired before an otherwise qualified person on a preference register who is willing to accept the position.
Structure West Virginia Code
Chapter 15A. Department of Homeland Security
Article 3. Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation
§15A-3-1. Purpose and Legislative Intent
§15A-3-2. Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation Established
§15A-3-3. Commissioner of Division; Qualifications, Oath and Bond
§15A-3-4. Powers and Duties of Commissioner Generally
§15A-3-5. Officers and Employees of Corrections Institutions
§15A-3-6. Hiring of Correctional Officer Without Regard to Position on the Register
§15A-3-7. Compensation of Employees; Traveling and Other Expenses
§15A-3-8. Reports by Commissioner and Chief Officers of Institutions to Auditor
§15A-3-9. Special Compensation of Officers and Employees Prohibited; Penalty
§15A-3-10. Law-Enforcement Powers of Employees; Authority to Carry Firearms
§15A-3-12. Institutions Managed by Commissioner
§15A-3-14. Exempt From Purchasing Division; Purchasing Procedures
§15A-3-14a. Creation of Special Fund for Surplus Property Revenue; Disposal of Surplus Property
§15A-3-15. Mutual Aid Agreements
§15A-3-16. Funds for Operations of Jails Under the Jurisdiction of the Commissioner