A deputy sheriff, upon honorable retirement, shall be authorized to maintain at his or her own cost a complete standard uniform from the law-enforcement agency of which he or she was a member, and shall be issued an identification card indicating his or her honorable retirement from the law-enforcement agency. The uniform may be worn by the officer in retirement only on the following occasions: Police Officer's Memorial Day, Law Enforcement Appreciation Day, at the funeral of a law-enforcement officer or during any other police ceremony. The honorably retired officer is authorized to acquire a badge of the law-enforcement agency from which he or she is retired with the word "retired" placed on it.
Structure West Virginia Code
Chapter 7. County Commissions and Officers
Article 14. Civil Service for Deputy Sheriffs
§7-14-1. Appointments and Promotions of Deputy Sheriffs
§7-14-2. Definitions; Population
§7-14-3. Civil Service Commission
§7-14-4. Clerk of the Commission
§7-14-5. Office and Supplies for Commission; Appropriations Required
§7-14-6. Powers and Duties of Commission
§7-14-8. Form of Application; Age Requirements; Exceptions
§7-14-10. Refusal to Examine or Certify; Review Thereof
§7-14-11. Appointments From Eligible List
§7-14-12. Noncompetitive Examination for Filling Vacancy; Provisional Appointment
§7-14-13. Vacancies Filled by Promotions; Eligibility for Promotion; Rights of Chief Deputy
§7-14-15. Political Activities of Members Prohibited; Exceptions
§7-14-15a. Additional Part-Time Police Work Permitted
§7-14-16. Training and Retraining Programs for All Deputies Required
§7-14-17a. Vacations for Deputy Sheriffs
§7-14-17b. Sick Leave for Deputy Sheriffs
§7-14-17d. Right to Receive Complete Standard Uniform; and Right to Acquire Badge
§7-14-17e. Deputy Sheriffs Who Are Required to Work During Holidays; How Compensated
§7-14-18. Offenses and Penalties
§7-14-19a. Additional Police Work for Deputy Sheriffs in Noncivil Service Counties
§7-14-20. Inconsistent Acts Repealed; Once Established Civil Service Remains Mandatory