There is hereby created the West Virginia Deputy Sheriffs Retirement System. The purpose of this system is to provide for the orderly retirement of deputy sheriffs who become superannuated because of age or permanent disability and to provide certain survivor death benefits, and it is contemplated that substantially all of the members of the retirement system shall be qualified public safety employees as defined in section two of this article. The retirement system constitutes a body corporate. All business of the system shall be transacted in the name of the West Virginia Deputy Sheriffs Retirement System. The board shall specify and adopt all actuarial assumptions for the plan at its first meeting of every calendar year or as soon thereafter as may be practicable, which assumptions shall become part of the plan.
Structure West Virginia Code
Chapter 7. County Commissions and Officers
Article 14D. Deputy Sheriff Retirement System Act
§7-14D-6. Creation of Fund; Investments
§7-14D-7. Members Contributions; Employer Contributions
§7-14D-7a. Correction of Errors; Underpayments; Overpayments
§7-14D-8. Transfer From Public Employees Retirement System
§7-14D-8a. Notice Requirements; Test Case
§7-14D-9. Retirement; Commencement of Benefits
§7-14D-9a. Federal Law Maximum Benefit Limitations
§7-14D-9b. Federal Law Minimum Required Distributions
§7-14D-9d. Rollovers and Transfers to Purchase Service Credit or Repay Withdrawn Contributions
§7-14D-11. Retirement Benefits
§7-14D-14. Awards and Benefits for Disability Duty Related
§7-14D-15. Same -- Due to Other Causes
§7-14D-16. Awards and Benefits for Disability -- Physical Examinations; Termination of Disability
§7-14D-18. Awards and Benefits to Surviving Spouse -- When Member Dies in Performance of Duty, etc.
§7-14D-19. Awards and Benefits to Surviving Spouse When Member Dies From Nonservice-Connected Causes
§7-14D-20. Additional Death Benefits and Scholarships - Dependent Children
§7-14D-22. Double Death Benefits Prohibited
§7-14D-24a. Return to Covered Employment by Retired Member
§7-14D-26. Fraud; Penalties; and Repayment
§7-14D-28. Pro Rata Reduction of Annuities
§7-14D-30. Limitation of County Liability