The conductor of every passenger car and flag person and brake person employed on such car, as well as the conductor of every train of railroad or traction cars, shall have all the powers of a conservator of the peace while in charge of such car or train.
Any railroad company owning, or leasing and operating, or using any railroad or traction line or system lying wholly or partially within this state, whether such railroad be operated by steam or electric power, may apply to the Governor to appoint such citizen or citizens of this state as such railroad company may designate, to act as special police officers for such railroad or traction company, with the consent of such citizen or citizens; and the Governor may, upon such application, appoint and commission such person or persons, or so many of them as he may deem proper, as such special police officers. Every police officer so appointed shall appear before some person authorized to administer oaths and take and subscribe the oath prescribed in the fifth section of the fourth article of the Constitution, and shall file such oath with the clerk of the county commission, or other tribunal in lieu thereof, of the county in which he shall reside. He or she shall also file certified copies of such oath in the office of the Secretary of State, and in the office of the clerk of the county commission, or other tribunal established in lieu thereof, of each county through which such railroad or any portion thereof may extend. Every police officer appointed under the provisions of this section shall be a conservator of the peace within each county in which any part of such railroad may be situated, and in which such oath or a certified copy thereof shall have been filed with the clerk of the county commission or other tribunal established in lieu thereof; and, in addition thereto, he shall possess and may exercise all the powers and authority, and shall be entitled to all the rights, privileges and immunities within such counties, as are now or hereafter may be vested in or conferred upon a deputy sheriff of such county. Any appointment made by the Governor under the provisions of this section may be revoked by him or her for good cause shown, and such police officers may be removed from office for official misconduct, incompetence, habitual drunkenness, neglect of duty or gross immorality, in the same manner in which regularly elected or appointed county officers may be removed from office. Whenever any such railroad company shall desire to dispense with the services of any police officer, it may file a notice to that effect, under its corporate seal, attested by its secretary, in each of the several offices in which such oath or certified copy thereof shall have been filed; and, thereupon, the powers of the police officer shall cease and determine. Police officers may wear such uniform and badge of authority, or either, as the railroad company, upon whose application they were appointed, may designate, and such railroad company shall pay them for all services rendered pursuant to his or her appointment.
Structure West Virginia Code
Chapter 61. Crimes and Their Punishment
Article 3. Crimes Against Property
§61-3-1. Burning, etc., of a Dwelling or Outbuilding; First Degree Arson; Penalty; Definitions
§61-3-2. Burning, etc., of Other Buildings or Structures; Second Degree Arson; Penalty
§61-3-4. Attempt to Commit Arson; Fourth Degree Arson; Penalty
§61-3-5. Burning, or Attempting to Burn, Insured Property; Penalty
§61-3-6. Willfully, Unlawfully and Maliciously Setting Fire on Lands; Penalty
§61-3-7. Causing Injuries During an Arson-Related Crime; Penalties
§61-3-8. Recovery of Costs Incurred in Fighting Fires Caused by Arson
§61-3-11. Burglary; Entry of Dwelling or Outhouse; Penalties
§61-3-13. Grand and Petit Larceny Distinguished; Penalties
§61-3-14. Larceny of Bank Notes, Checks, Writings of Value and Book Accounts; Penalty
§61-3-15. How Value of Notes, Book Accounts and Other Writings Determined
§61-3-16. Larceny of Things Savoring of Realty
§61-3-18. Receiving or Transferring Stolen Goods
§61-3-20a. Embezzlement by Misuse of Power of Attorney or Other Fiduciary Relationship; Penalty
§61-3-21. Embezzlement by Carrier or Other Person
§61-3-22. Falsifying Accounts; Penalty
§61-3-22a. Possession or Use of Automated Sales Suppression Devices; Penalty
§61-3-23. Destroying or Concealing Will; Embezzlement by Fiduciary; Penalty
§61-3-24c. Intercepting or Monitoring Customer Telephone Calls; Penalty
§61-3-24d. Fraudulent Schemes; Cumulation of Amounts Where Common Scheme Exists; Penalties
§61-3-24f. Wrongfully Seeking Workers' Compensation; False Testimony or Statements; Penalties; Venue
§61-3-25. Casting Away, Destroying or Interfering With Floating Craft or Material; Penalty
§61-3-27. Malicious Killing of Animals by Poison or Otherwise; Penalty
§61-3-28. Offenses Against Railroad Property and Persons on Railroad Property; Definitions
§61-3-33. Entry Upon Inclosed Lands; Penalty; Liability for Damages
§61-3-34. Taking or Injuring Garden or Field Crops; Penalties
§61-3-35. Digging Cultivated Ginseng; Penalty
§61-3-36. Anchoring or Beaching Shanty Boats on Lands of Another; Penalties
§61-3-37. False Statement as to Financial Condition of Person, Firm or Corporation; Penalty
§61-3-38. Publication of False Advertisements; Penalty
§61-3-39. Obtaining Property in Return for Worthless Check; Penalty
§61-3-39a. Making, Issuing, etc., Worthless Checks on a Preexisting Debt; Penalty
§61-3-39c. Reason for Dishonor; Duty of Drawee
§61-3-39d. Prima Facie Evidence of Knowledge; Identity; Penalty for Providing False Information
§61-3-39e. Notice of Dishonor by Payee; Service Charge
§61-3-39f. Manner of Filing Complaint for Warrant; Form
§61-3-39g. Complaint; Notice of Complaint; Issuance of Warrant; Payment Procedures; Costs
§61-3-39h. Payment of Costs in Worthless Check Cases; Disposition of Certain Costs
§61-3-39i. Preparation of List of Worthless Check Warrants
§61-3-39j. Use of Worthless Check List Upon Receipt of Complaint for Warrant
§61-3-39n. Notice to Persons Accepted to the Worthless Check Restitution Program
§61-3-39o. Agreement to Suspend Prosecution of a Person Accepted Into the Restitution Program
§61-3-39p. Fees for Participation in the Worthless Check Restitution Program
§61-3-40. Fraudulently Obtaining Food or Lodging; Penalty
§61-3-41. Employees Conservators of the Peace; Special Railroad Policemen; Penalties
§61-3-42. Intoxication of Person in Charge of Locomotive Engine or Car; Penalties
§61-3-44. Procuring Gas, Water or Electricity, by Device, With Intent to Defraud; Penalty
§61-3-45. Tampering With Pipes, Tubes, Wires or Electrical Conductors; Penalty
§61-3-45a. Unlawful Opening of Pipes, Pipelines, Tanks, etc.; Penalties
§61-3-46. Use of Slugs, False Coins, etc., in Coin-Box Telephone; Penalty
§61-3-47. Dams or Obstructions in Watercourses; Penalty
§61-3-49b. Disruption of Communications and Utilities Services
§61-3-51. Precious Metals and Gem Dealers; Records; Prohibited Acts
§61-3-52. Wrongful Injuries to Timber; Criminal Penalties
§61-3-53. Unauthorized Use of Dumpsters
§61-3-54. Taking Identity of Another Person; Penalty
§61-3-55. Failure to Pay for Gasoline
§61-3-56. Scanning Device or Reencoder Fraud; Felony; Definitions; and Penalties
§61-3-57. Possession of Bogus Receipts or Universal Product Codes With Intent to Defraud; Penalties