(a) Upon the retirement of a deputy from the sheriff's department, the county commission shall authorize the sheriff to award to the retiring deputy his or her service pistol upon determining:
(1) That the retiring deputy is retiring honorably with at least twenty years of service; or
(2) The retiring deputy is retiring with less than twenty years of service based upon a determination that the deputy is totally physically disabled.
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, a sheriff shall not award his or her service pistol to any retiring deputy medically determined to be mentally incapacitated or to constitute a danger to self or others.
Structure West Virginia Code
Chapter 7. County Commissions and Officers
Article 7. Compensation of Elected County Officials
§7-7-1. Legislative Findings and Purpose
§7-7-4a. Authorizing the Option of Full-Time Status for Part-Time Prosecuting Attorneys
§7-7-6a. Assessors; Additional Compensation; Additional Duties
§7-7-6b. Additional Compensation of Assessors According to County Classification
§7-7-6c. Additional Compensation of Assessor
§7-7-7. County Assistants, Deputies and Employees; Their Number and Compensation; County Budget
§7-7-7a. Limit of Budget Expenditures
§7-7-9. Procedure for Payment of Compensation
§7-7-11. Illegal Orders for Compensation
§7-7-12. Sharing Compensation Prohibited
§7-7-13. Allowance for Expenses of Sheriff
§7-7-14. Training of Sheriffs and Deputies; Payment of Expenses Thereof by County Commission
§7-7-15. Allowance for Expenses of Prosecuting Attorney
§7-7-16. Mileage Allowance for County Officials and Employees
§7-7-16a. Motor Vehicles Owned by the County