From the effective date of this section, if any deputy sheriff is required to work during a legal holiday as specified in section one, article two, chapter two of this code, or if a legal holiday falls on the deputy sheriff's regular scheduled day off, the sheriff shall decide either that, the deputy sheriff shall be allowed equal time off at a time approved by the sheriff under whom the deputy sheriff serves, or in the alternative, shall be paid at a rate not less than one and one-half times the deputy sheriff's regular rate of pay.
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 Inconsistent Acts Repealed; Once Established Civil Service Remains Mandatory