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 prior to July 1, 2018, who are not certified law-enforcement officers are exempt from this requirement for purposes of the position he or she holds as of that date.
Structure West Virginia Code
Chapter 30. Professions and Occupations
Article 29. Law-Enforcement Training and Certification
§30-29-2. Law-Enforcement Professional Standards Subcommittee
§30-29-3. Duties of the Subcommittee
§30-29-4. Special Revenue Account—collections; Disbursements; Administrative Expenses
§30-29-5. Certification Requirements and Power to Decertify or Reinstate
§30-29-6. Review of Certification
§30-29-9. Special Railroad Police Permitted to Attend Law-Enforcement Training Academies
§30-29-10. Prohibition of Racial Profiling
§30-29-11. Certified Law-Enforcement Officers Who Are Separated From Their Employment