West Virginia Code
Article 14. Law and Order; Police Force or Departments; Powers, Authority and Duties of Law-Enforcement Officials and Policemen; Police Matrons; Special School Zone and Parking Lot or Parking Building Police Officers; Civil Service for Certain Police...
§8-14-18. No Inquiry Shall Be Made Concerning Political or Religious Opinions or Affiliations of Applicants, etc.

No question in any form of application or in or during any examination shall be so framed as to elicit information concerning the political or religious opinions or affiliations of any applicant; nor shall inquiry be made concerning such opinions or affiliations; and all disclosures thereof shall be discountenanced. No discrimination shall be exercised, threatened or promised by any individual in a paid police department of a Class I or Class II city against, or in favor of, an applicant, eligible, or member of such a paid police department because of his political or religious opinions or affiliations.

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West Virginia Code

Chapter 8. Municipal Corporations

Article 14. Law and Order; Police Force or Departments; Powers, Authority and Duties of Law-Enforcement Officials and Policemen; Police Matrons; Special School Zone and Parking Lot or Parking Building Police Officers; Civil Service for Certain Police...

§8-14-1. Power and Authority With Respect to the Preservation of Law and Order; Police Force or Departments

§8-14-2. Hours of Duty for Policemen in a Paid Police Department Under Civil Service; Overtime Compensation or Time Off; Municipal Emergencies

§8-14-2a. Policemen Who Are Required to Work During Holidays; How Compensated

§8-14-3. Powers, Authority, and Duties of Law-Enforcement Officials and Policemen

§8-14-4. Police Matrons

§8-14-5. Special School Zone Police Officers

§8-14-5a. Parking Enforcement Officers

§8-14-6. Qualifications for Appointment or Promotion to Positions in Certain Paid Police Departments to Be Ascertained by Examination; Provisions Exclusive as to Appointments, etc.; Definitions

§8-14-7. Policemen's Civil Service Commission Generally

§8-14-8. Recorder Ex Officio Clerk of Commission; Clerical and Stenographic Services

§8-14-9. Rooms, Stationery, etc., to Be Furnished by City; Appropriations Required

§8-14-10. Powers, Authority and Duties of Policemen's Civil Service Commission

§8-14-11. Rules and Regulations for All Examinations; Probationary Appointments

§8-14-12. Form of Application; Age and Residency Requirements; Exceptions

§8-14-13. Character and Notice of Competitive Examinations; Qualifications of Applicants; Press Representatives; Posting Eligible List; Medical Examinations

§8-14-13a. Individual Review of Test and Answers From Promotional Examination

§8-14-14. Refusal to Examine or Certify; Review Thereof

§8-14-15. Appointments From List of Eligibles

§8-14-15a. Veteran Qualification for Examinations Required During Probation Period

§8-14-16. Noncompetitive Examination for Filling Vacancy; Provisional Appointment

§8-14-17. Vacancies Filled by Promotions; Eligibility for Promotion; Rights of Chief

§8-14-18. No Inquiry Shall Be Made Concerning Political or Religious Opinions or Affiliations of Applicants, etc.

§8-14-19. Political Activities of Members Prohibited; Exceptions

§8-14-20. Removal, Discharge, Suspension or Reduction in Rank or Pay; Hearing; Attorney Fees; Appeal; Reduction in Number of Members

§8-14-21. Election to Determine if Civil Service Provisions of Article Shall Apply to Class III City or Class IV Town or Village; Existing Police Civil Service Not Affected; Certain Regular Members Automatically Covered

§8-14-22. Offenses and Penalties

§8-14-23. Repeal of Conflicting Acts and Provisions; Civil Service Provisions of Article Exclusive; Status or Tenure Not Affected; Certain Members Automatically Covered; Continuance of Police Civil Service Systems

§8-14-24. Right to Receive Complete Standard Uniform; Right to Acquire Badge; and Right to Keep Service Weapon