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.
Structure West Virginia Code
Chapter 8. Municipal Corporations
§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
§8-14-5. Special School Zone Police Officers
§8-14-5a. Parking Enforcement Officers
§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
§8-14-13a. 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
§8-14-19. Political Activities of Members Prohibited; Exceptions