All acts and parts of acts of the Legislature, whether general, special or local, in relation to correctional officers inconsistent with the provisions of this article shall be, and the same are, hereby repealed to the extent of such inconsistency.
Any civil service system for correctional officers in any county with a population of twenty-five thousand or more shall remain mandatory and shall be governed by the provisions of this article even if the population of such county shall at any time decrease below twenty-five thousand.
Structure West Virginia Code
Chapter 7. County Commissions and Officers
Article 14B. Civil Service for Correctional Officers
§7-14B-1. Appointments and Promotions of Correctional Officers
§7-14B-2. Definitions; Population
§7-14B-3. Civil Service Commission
§7-14B-5. Office and Supplies for Commission; Appropriations Required
§7-14B-6. Powers and Duties of Commission
§7-14B-8. Form of Application; Age Requirements; Exceptions
§7-14B-10. Refusal to Examine or Certify; Review Thereof
§7-14B-11. Appointments From Eligible List
§7-14B-12. Noncompetitive Examination for Filling Vacancy; Provisional Appointment
§7-14B-13. Vacancies Filled by Promotions; Eligibility for Promotion
§7-14B-16. Training and Retraining Programs for All Correctional Officers Required
§7-14B-18. Vacations for Correctional Officers
§7-14B-18a. Correctional Officers Who Are Required to Work During Holidays; How Compensated
§7-14B-20. Offenses and Penalties
§7-14B-22. Inconsistent Acts Repealed; Once Established Civil Service Remains Mandatory