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WV Code § 15-9C-2 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 15. Public Safety|Article 9C. West Virginia Sentencing Commission|§15-9C-2. Creation of Sentencing Commission; Purpose; Composition

(a) The West Virginia Sentencing Commission is hereby created as a subcommittee of the Governors Committee on Crime, Delinquency, and Correction.(b) The purpose of the commission is to promote a fuller understanding of this states criminal justice sentencing system, and shall include the review and research of issues of sentence length imposed, actual sentence length served, parole eligibility, parole revocation, determinate or indeterminate sentences, availability of alternatives to incarceration for certain offenses, and the respective roles that each of these and other criminal sanction issues may play in the increased demand for prison bed space.(c) The commission consists of the following members, who serve without compensation:(1) The Secretary of the Department of Military Affairs and Public Safety, or his or her designee; (2) Two prosecuting attorneys, or assistant prosecuting attorneys, from two different counties chosen by the President of the West Virginia Prosecuting Attorneys Association;(3) Two public defenders, or assistant public defenders, or panel attorneys who primarily do court-appointed criminal representation, from two different judicial circuits chosen by the Director of the Public Defender Services;(4) One representative from the West Virginia Chief of Police Association who shall be chosen by the executive director of that organization;(5) One representative from the West Virginia Sheriffs Association who shall be chosen by the executive director of that organization; (6) Two representatives from the West Virginia Judicial Association who are current or senior status circuit court judges and chosen by the executive committee of that organization, who shall serve as ex officio members;(7) One member of the West Virginia Association on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselors who shall be chosen by the president of the organization;(8) Two members of the West Virginia Legislature, one chosen by the Speaker of the House and one chosen by the President of the Senate, who shall serve as ex officio members of the commission; and(9) One professor of law with experience in the practice and teaching of criminal law appointed by the Dean of the West Virginia University College of Law.(d) Each member serves a two-year term, except for the ex officio members who serve as long as they hold their respective offices.(e) The chairperson of this commission shall be elected by the other members of the commission. The first meeting shall be chaired by the Director of the Division of Administrative Services of the Department of Military Affairs and Public Safety.(f) Six members of the commission shall constitute a quorum.(g) The Director of the Division of Administrative Services serves as executive director of the commission and the division shall provide administrative services to the commission.
WV Code § 15-9C-3 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 15. Public Safety|Article 9C. West Virginia Sentencing Commission|§15-9C-3. Powers and Duties of the Commission

(a) The Sentencing Commission established pursuant to this article:(1) May request information, data, and reports from any officer or agency of the state government, as required by the commission and as may be produced consistent with other laws;(2) Issue invitations requesting the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of any evidence that relates directly to a matter with respect to which the commission or any member of the commission is empowered to make a determination under this article;(3) Shall establish a research and development program within the commission for the purpose of:(A) Serving as a clearinghouse and information center for the collection, preparation, and dissemination of information on sentencing practices; and(B) Assisting and serving in a consulting capacity to state courts, departments, and agencies in the development, maintenance, and coordination of sound sentencing practices;(4) Shall collect data obtained from studies, research, and the empirical experience of public and private agencies concerning the sentencing processes;(5) Shall publish data concerning the sentencing process;(6) Shall collect and disseminate information concerning sentences actually imposed;(7) Shall collect and disseminate information regarding effectiveness of sentences imposed;(8) Shall make recommendations to the Legislature concerning modification or enactment of sentencing and correctional statutes which the commission finds to be necessary and advisable to carry out an effective, humane, and rational sentencing policy;(9) Shall establish a plan and timetable to collect and disseminate information relating to incapacitation, recidivism, deterrence, and overall effectiveness of sentences imposed;(10) Shall provide recommendations to the Legislature for the creation of programs and establishment of facilities in the state that provide how the state can best shift its expenditures in a revenue-neutral fashion away from incarceration to treatment programs, facilities, and related services; (11) Shall conduct a comprehensive review and study of national and local trends and programs that have proven successful in addressing and overcoming addiction and identifying the nature of the causes of addiction and criminal behavior related to drug addiction; and
WV Code § 15-9C-4 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 15. Public Safety|Article 9C. West Virginia Sentencing Commission|§15-9C-4. Objectives of the Commission

In performing its powers and duties, the commission shall pursue the following objectives:(1) Promoting sentencing that more accurately reflects the time that an offender will actually be incarcerated;(2) Reducing unwarranted disparity in sentences for offenders who have committed similar offenses and have similar criminal histories;(3) Preserving meaningful judicial discretion in the imposition of sentences and sufficient flexibility to permit individualized sentences;(4) Ensuring that sentencing judges in every jurisdiction in the state are able to impose the most appropriate criminal penalties, including correctional options programs for appropriate nonviolent offenders; and (5) Determining whether the state needs to set out all criminal offenses in terms of priority and in order of severity and harm to society, and to provide alternatives to incarceration for certain offenses.
WV Code § 15-9C-5 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 15. Public Safety|Article 9C. West Virginia Sentencing Commission|§15-9C-5. Recommendations to Legislature

(a) In addition to the dissemination of information set forth in 15-9C-3 of this code, the commission shall provide, on or before January 1, 2022, an assessment and report to the Legislature as its findings, analysis, and recommendations, if any, as to the states sentencing and correctional laws and policies.(b) As part of the report set forth in subsection (a) of this section, the commission may, or at the request of the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Delegates, shall make recommendations regarding the following issues:(1) Whether the state should adopt discretionary sentencing guidelines and, if so, what type of discretionary sentencing guidelines should be adopted;(2) Whether the state should alter the manner in which an inmate obtains credit for good time;(3) Whether the state needs to take action to ensure that there is a coordinated system of alternatives to incarceration at the state and county levels and, if so, what action should be taken;(4) Whether the state should establish additional guidelines and procedures to examine or reexamine the reduction of long-term sentences of individuals who are not a danger to public safety; and(5) Any other matters relating to state and local laws and policies governing sentencing, parole, mandatory supervision, and correctional alternative programs.
WV Code § 15-9C-6 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 15. Public Safety|Article 9C. West Virginia Sentencing Commission|§15-9C-6. Sunset

The Sentencing Commission Subcommittee established in this article terminates on June 30, 2023, unless continued by the Legislature
WV Code § 15-10-1 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 15. Public Safety|Article 10. Cooperation Between Law-Enforcement Agencies|§15-10-1. Short Title

This article shall be known as the "West Virginia Law-Enforcement Mutual Assistance Act".
WV Code § 15-10-2 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 15. Public Safety|Article 10. Cooperation Between Law-Enforcement Agencies|§15-10-2. Legislative Findings

The Legislature hereby finds and declares that the commission of various crimes against the peace and dignity of the State of West Virginia quite often crosses county and municipal boundaries, affecting the citizenry of this state and making difficult the tasks of detecting and preventing crime by law-enforcement agencies due to restrictions imposed by municipal and county boundaries; that many county and municipal law-enforcement agencies do not, by themselves, have sufficient resources in personnel, equipment and particular areas of expertise to adequately prevent or detect those crimes or criminal activities which cross such county and municipal boundaries; that it is in the best interest of the citizens of this state for law-enforcement agencies to share resources and to provide mutual assistance to each other; and that, therefore, the Legislature finds and declares that the various law-enforcement agencies within the state should be permitted and empowered to share resources and provide mutual assistance for the prevention and detection of crime.
WV Code § 15-10-3 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 15. Public Safety|Article 10. Cooperation Between Law-Enforcement Agencies|§15-10-3. Definitions

For purposes of this article only, and unless a different meaning plainly is required:(1) "Criminal justice enforcement personnel" means those persons within the state criminal justice system who are actually employed as members of the State Police, members of the Division of Protective Services, natural resources police officers, chiefs of police and police of incorporated municipalities, and county sheriffs and their deputies and whose primary duties are the investigation of crime and the apprehension of criminals.(2) "Head of a law-enforcement agency" means the Superintendent of the State Police, the Director of the Division of Protective Services, the chief natural resources police officer of the Division of Natural Resources, a chief of police of an incorporated municipality, a county sheriff or the Director of the Division of Forestry.(3) "State or local law-enforcement officer" means any duly authorized member of a law-enforcement agency who is authorized to maintain public peace and order, prevent and detect crime, make arrests and enforce the laws of the state or any county or municipality thereof, other than parking ordinances, and includes persons employed as campus police officers at state institutions of higher education in accordance with the provisions of section five, article four, chapter eighteen-b of this code, although those institutions may not be considered law-enforcement agencies. (4) "Head of campus police" means the superintendent or administrative head of state or local law-enforcement officers employed as campus police officers at state institutions of higher education in accordance with the provisions of section five, article four, chapter eighteen-b of this code.
WV Code § 15-10-6 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 15. Public Safety|Article 10. Cooperation Between Law-Enforcement Agencies|§15-10-6. Transportation of Out-of-State Prisoners; Authority of Foreign Law-Enforcement Officers

(a) Duly authorized law enforcement officers of the United States, the District of Columbia and other states or political subdivisions thereof who are transporting prisoners through this state, delivering prisoners to this state or taking custody of a person in this state for transport to another jurisdiction are deemed to have lawful custody of said prisoner while in this state.(b) Given that duly authorized officers of other jurisdictions often have a need to travel through or to this state with prisoners for short durations of time, such as for medical treatment, the purpose of this section is to clarify the authority and jurisdiction of those officers of the United States, the District of Columbia and other states while having custody of a prisoner during the time they are in West Virginia.
WV Code § 15-10-7 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 15. Public Safety|Article 10. Cooperation Between Law-Enforcement Agencies|§15-10-7. Cooperation With Military Authorities

(a) The head of a law-enforcement agency or head of a campus police department, as those positions are defined in 15-10-3 of this code, may assign law-enforcement personnel under his or her command to provide assistance, cooperation, and information to the National Guard of this state or any service component of the United States Department of Defense located in this state upon the written request of the Adjutant General or commanding officer of the unit or facility.(b) The assistance authorized by subsection (a) of this section may be provided for, but not be limited to:(1) Alleged violations of the federal and state Codes of Military Justice;(2) Alleged violations of the criminal laws of the United States and the State of West Virginia;(3) Investigations and other actions related to reports of sexual assault or sexual harassment, to include any cases of reprisal or retaliation; (4) Violations of military directives, regulations, or instruction; and(5) Other reasonable requests by the National Guard.(c) The purpose of this section is to support the military by providing it objective, qualified law-enforcement services.
WV Code § 15-10A-1 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 15. Public Safety|Article 10A. Law-Enforcement Reemployment Act|§15-10A-1. Legislative Findings

The Legislature finds:(1) That West Virginia law enforcement is currently suffering from an unacceptably high number of vacant law-enforcement positions because of military service obligations, and that given the time factors and expense associated with the hiring and training of personnel with no prior law-enforcement experience, it is in the interest of the state to reemploy retired law-enforcement officers in order to temporarily fill only the vacant positions of those law-enforcement officers called to active military duty;(2) That no pension rights of any kind shall accrue or attach pursuant to reemployment under this article; and(3) That a law-enforcement agency who hires a retired law-enforcement officer shall bear no responsibility for medical payments resulting from work-related injuries or illnesses of persons hired pursuant to this article, other than those commonly associated with state employees covered by workers' compensation.
WV Code § 15-10A-2 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 15. Public Safety|Article 10A. Law-Enforcement Reemployment Act|§15-10A-2. Reemployment of Law-Enforcement Officers

(a) Notwithstanding any provision of this code to the contrary, any honorably retired law-enforcement officer may, at the discretion of the head of a law-enforcement agency, be reemployed subject to the provisions of this article: Provided, That a retired law-enforcement officer employed pursuant to this article must be certified pursuant to article twenty-nine, chapter thirty.(b) Any person reemployed pursuant to the provisions of this article shall:(1) Receive the same compensation as a regularly enlisted officer of the same rank;(2) Receive credit for all years of service accrued prior to their retirement, as well as service rendered after the date of their reemployment;(3) Exercise the same authority as a regularly enlisted officer of the law-enforcement agency;(4) Wear the same uniform and insignia;(5) Be subject to the same oath;(6) Execute the same bond; and(7) Exercise the same powers and be subject to the same limitations as a regularly enlisted officer of the law-enforcement agency.(c) A person reemployed pursuant to the provisions of this article is ineligible for promotion or reclassification of any type nor eligible for appointment to a temporary rank.(d) A person reemployed pursuant to the provisions of this article may be employed for a period not to exceed two years from the date on which he or she is hired.(e) As used in this article:(1) "Law-enforcement officer" or "officer" means: (A) Any sheriff and any deputy sheriff of any county; (B) any member of a police department in any municipality as defined in section two, article one, chapter eight of this code; and (C) any natural resources police officer of the Division of Natural Resources; and(2) "Head of a law-enforcement agency" means the chief of police of an incorporated municipality; a county sheriff, or the chief natural resources police officer of the Division of Natural Resources.
WV Code § 15-10A-3 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 15. Public Safety|Article 10A. Law-Enforcement Reemployment Act|§15-10A-3. Examination Requirements

A retired law-enforcement officer applying for reemployment under this article is required to pass mental and physical examinations as required, and meet such other requirements, as may be provided in rules promulgated by the head of the applicable law-enforcement agency.
WV Code § 15-10A-4 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 15. Public Safety|Article 10A. Law-Enforcement Reemployment Act|§15-10A-4. Coverage for Illness or Injury

(a) Notwithstanding any provision of this code to the contrary, the head of the law-enforcement agency shall make provisions for coverage of personnel employed pursuant to this article by the workers' compensation division and Bureau of Employment Programs. In the event an individual reemployed pursuant to this article sustains an illness or injury which is work related in origin, any cost associated with the treatment must be defrayed in this manner.(b) In the event a work-related illness or injury renders an individual employed pursuant to the provisions of this article permanently physically or mentally disabled, the applicable law-enforcement agencies' disability coverage through the workers' compensation division shall apply, and the individual's existing pension shall be recalculated as though the disabling event had occurred coincident with the individual's original retirement. Any change in benefits resulting from this recalculation may not be retroactive in nature.(c) The provisions of this section do not apply in the event a person employed pursuant to this article is disabled because of some cause or event which is determined not to be work related.
WV Code § 15-10A-5 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 15. Public Safety|Article 10A. Law-Enforcement Reemployment Act|§15-10A-5. Ineligibility for Contributions to Pensions

Any person reemployed pursuant to this article is not eligible to contribute to any pension plan administered by the Consolidated Public Retirement Board, nor may he or she establish or accrue any new pension eligibility as a result of such reemployment.
WV Code § 15-10A-6 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 15. Public Safety|Article 10A. Law-Enforcement Reemployment Act|§15-10A-6. Employment Status; Civil Service; and Retirement Benefits

(a) Notwithstanding any provision of this code to the contrary, any person reemployed pursuant to this article shall serve at the will and pleasure of the head of the law-enforcement agency, and is subject to termination without cause.(b) Any person reemployed pursuant to this article may not be included in the classified service of the civil service system.(c) Notwithstanding any provision of this code to the contrary, compensation paid to any person reemployed pursuant to this article shall be in addition to any public employees insurance act retirement benefits, or any other retirement payments or pension benefits which he or she is already entitled to receive or is receiving.
WV Code § 15-11-1 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 15. Public Safety|Article 11. Payment of Funeral Expenses|§15-11-1. Law-Enforcement, Safety and Emergency Worker Funeral Expense Fund Created

There is created within the State Treasury a special fund known as the "law-enforcement, safety and emergency worker funeral expense payment fund", into which there shall be deposited such moneys as from time to time may be appropriated by the Legislature or received from other sources as may be donated or otherwise provided for the fund. The fund shall be administered by the secretary of military affairs and public safety for the sole purpose of effecting the provisions of this article.
WV Code § 15-11-2 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 15. Public Safety|Article 11. Payment of Funeral Expenses|§15-11-2. Payment of Funeral Expenses of Law-Enforcement, Safety, and Emergency Workers Killed in the Line of Duty

(a) The Secretary of Military Affairs and Public Safety shall, upon written request, direct payment from the fund in the form of a draft as provided in this article up to and including an amount not exceeding $8,000 for the reasonable funeral expenses, including burial expenses, of a law-enforcement, safety, or emergency worker killed on or after January 1, 1999, while carrying out official duties: Provided, That funds shall not be expended for any funeral expense that is otherwise payable pursuant to the provisions of §23-4-1 et seq. of this code, as amended, or other benefit programs established by a provision of this code which does not involve employee participation: Provided, however, That where other funds for funeral expenses are provided pursuant to the laws of this state, from whatever source, which amount to less than $8,000, funds provided by the provisions of this section shall be expended so as to ensure that at least $8,000 is available for reasonable funeral expenses. The secretary shall direct payment of the funeral expenses upon written request of an employer or head of a volunteer organization, as is appropriate pursuant to this article, certifying that the individual for whom funeral expenses are requested was killed while performing official duties.(b) The secretary shall supply the draft in the name of the person contracting for the funeral services and, if known, the service provider to the employer or agency head making the request who shall tender the draft to the person who contracted for the services.(c) For the purposes of this section, “law-enforcement, safety, or emergency worker” means:(1) Any duly authorized member of a law-enforcement agency who is authorized to maintain public peace and order, prevent and detect crime, make arrests, and enforce the laws of the state or any county or municipality of the state, other than parking ordinances, and including those persons employed as security officers at municipal, county, regional, or state offices, authorities or institutions, although their employers may not be public law-enforcement agencies, employed by the Hatfield-McCoy Regional Recreation Authority, and members of the West Virginia National Guard while engaged in active duty service: Provided, That this section does not apply to those persons employed by private security firms or agencies;(2) Any state, regional, county, or municipal correctional employee;(3) Any firefighter employed by the state or any political subdivision of the state and any volunteer firefighter performing as a member of a volunteer fire department;(4) Any “emergency medical services personnel”, as defined in §16-4C-3 of this code, employed by or volunteering for any state agency or institution or political subdivision of the state; or(5) Any probation officer appointed under the provisions of either §62-12-5 or §49-4-719 of this code.
WV Code § 15-12-1 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 15. Public Safety|Article 12. Sex Offender Registration Act|§15-12-1. Short Title

This article may be cited as the "Sex Offender Registration Act."