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§7-14D-1. Short Title - This article is known and may be cited as the...
§7-14D-2. Definitions - As used in this article, unless a federal law or...
§7-14D-2a. Meaning of Terms - Any term used in this article has the same meaning...
§7-14D-3. Creation and Administration of West Virginia Deputy Sheriffs Retirement System; Specification of Actuarial Assumptions - There is hereby created the West Virginia Deputy Sheriffs Retirement...
§7-14D-4. Article to Be Liberally Construed; Supplements Federal Social Security; Federal Qualification Requirements - (a) The provisions of this article shall be liberally construed...
§7-14D-5. Members - (a) Any deputy sheriff first employed by a county in...
§7-14D-6. Creation of Fund; Investments - (a) There is hereby created the "West Virginia deputy sheriff...
§7-14D-7. Members Contributions; Employer Contributions - (a) There shall be deducted from the monthly salary of...
§7-14D-7a. Correction of Errors; Underpayments; Overpayments - (a) General rule: Upon learning of errors, the board shall...
§7-14D-8. Transfer From Public Employees Retirement System - (a) The consolidated retirement board shall, within ninety days of...
§7-14D-8a. Notice Requirements; Test Case - (a) Each county shall prepare a written notice to be...
§7-14D-9. Retirement; Commencement of Benefits - A member may retire and commence to receive retirement income...
§7-14D-9a. Federal Law Maximum Benefit Limitations - Notwithstanding any other provision of this article or state law,...
§7-14D-9b. Federal Law Minimum Required Distributions - The requirements of this section apply to any distribution of...
§7-14D-9c. Direct Rollovers - Except where otherwise stated, this section applies to distributions made...
§7-14D-9d. Rollovers and Transfers to Purchase Service Credit or Repay Withdrawn Contributions - (a) This section applies to rollovers and transfers as specified...
§7-14D-10. Retirement Credited Service Through Member's Use, as Option, of Accrued Annual or Sick Leave Days - Any member accruing annual leave or sick leave days may,...
§7-14D-11. Retirement Benefits - This section provides for a members accrued benefit payable starting...
§7-14D-12. Annuity Options - (a) Prior to the effective date of retirement, but not...
§7-14D-13. Refunds to Certain Members Upon Discharge or Resignation; Deferred Retirement; Preretirement Death; Forfeitures - (a) Any member who terminates covered employment and is not...
§7-14D-14. Awards and Benefits for Disability Duty Related - (a) Any member who after the effective date of this...
§7-14D-15. Same -- Due to Other Causes - (a) Any member who after the effective date of this...
§7-14D-16. Awards and Benefits for Disability -- Physical Examinations; Termination of Disability - (a) The board may require any member who has applied...
§7-14D-17. Prior Disability - Any deputy sheriff who became totally disabled as a result...
§7-14D-18. Awards and Benefits to Surviving Spouse -- When Member Dies in Performance of Duty, etc. - (a) The surviving spouse of any member who, after the...
§7-14D-19. Awards and Benefits to Surviving Spouse When Member Dies From Nonservice-Connected Causes - (a) In any case where a member who has been...
§7-14D-20. Additional Death Benefits and Scholarships - Dependent Children - (a) In addition to the spouse death benefits in 7-14D-18...
§7-14D-21. Burial Benefit - Any member who dies as a result of any service...
§7-14D-22. Double Death Benefits Prohibited - A surviving spouse is not entitled to receive simultaneous death...
§7-14D-23. Loans to Members - (a) A member who is not yet receiving disability or...
§7-14D-24. Service as Sheriff - (a) Any member who, after the effective date of this...
§7-14D-24a. Return to Covered Employment by Retired Member - The annuity of any member who retires under the provisions...
§7-14D-25. Exemption From Taxation, Garnishment and Other Process; Exception for Certain Qualified Domestic Relations Orders - The moneys in the fund and the right of a...
§7-14D-26. Fraud; Penalties; and Repayment - Any person who knowingly makes any false statement or who...
§7-14D-27. Credit Toward Retirement for Member's Prior Military Service; Credit Toward Retirement When Member Has Joined Armed Forces in Time of Armed Conflict; Qualified Military Service - (a) Any member who has previously served on active military...
§7-14D-28. Pro Rata Reduction of Annuities - Any provision in this article to the contrary notwithstanding, if...
§7-14D-29. Effective Date; Report to Joint Committee on Government and Finance; Special Starting Date for Benefits - (a) The provisions of this article become effective July 1,...
§7-14D-30. Limitation of County Liability - No county which has timely met all of its obligations...
§7-14D-31. Benefits Not Forfeited if System Terminates - If the retirement system is terminated or contributions are completely...
§7-14D-32. Severability - If any part of this article is declared unconstitutional by...