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WV Code § 7-14D-18 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 7. County Commissions and Officers|Article 14D. Deputy Sheriff Retirement System Act|§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 effective date of this article while in covered employment, has died or dies by reason of injury, illness or disease resulting from an occupational risk or hazard inherent in or peculiar to the service required of members, while the member was or is engaged in the performance of his or her duties as a deputy sheriff, or the survivor spouse of a member who dies from any cause while receiving benefits pursuant to section fourteen of this article, is entitled to receive and shall be paid from the fund benefits as determined in subsection (b) of this section: To the surviving spouse annually, in equal monthly installments during his or her lifetime an amount equal to the greater of: (i) Two thirds of the annual compensation received in the preceding twelve-month period by the deceased member; or (ii) if the member dies after his or her early or normal retirement age, the monthly amount which the spouse would have received had the member retired the day before his or her death, elected a one hundred percent joint and survivor annuity with the spouse as the joint annuitant, and then died.(b) Benefits for a surviving spouse received under this section, section twenty and section twenty-one of this article are in lieu of receipt of any other benefits under this article for the spouse or any other person or under the provisions of any other state retirement system based upon the member's covered employment.
WV Code § 7-14D-19 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 7. County Commissions and Officers|Article 14D. Deputy Sheriff Retirement System Act|§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 a member for at least 10 years, while in covered employment after the effective date of this article, has died or dies from any cause other than those specified in 7-14D-18 of this code and not due to vicious habits, intemperance, or willful misconduct on his or her part, the fund shall pay annually in equal monthly installments to the surviving spouse during his or her lifetime, a sum equal to the greater of: (i) One half of the annual compensation received in the preceding 12-month employment period by the deceased member; or (ii) if the member dies after his or her early or normal retirement age, the monthly amount which the spouse would have received had the member retired the day before his or her death, elected a 100 percent joint and survivor annuity with the spouse as the joint annuitant, and then died. (b) Benefits for a surviving spouse received under this section, 7-14D-20, and 7-14D-21 of this code are in lieu of receipt of any other benefits under this article for the spouse or any other person or under the provisions of any other state retirement system based upon the members covered employment.
WV Code § 7-14D-20 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 7. County Commissions and Officers|Article 14D. Deputy Sheriff Retirement System Act|§7-14D-20. Additional Death Benefits and Scholarships - Dependent Children

(a) In addition to the spouse death benefits in 7-14D-18 and 7-14D-19 of this code, the surviving spouse is entitled to receive and there shall be paid to the spouse $100 monthly for each dependent child.(b) If the surviving spouse dies while receiving death benefits provided in 7-14D-18 or 7-14D-19 of this code or if there is no surviving spouse, the fund shall pay monthly to each dependent child a sum equal to one fourth of the surviving spouses entitlement under either 7-14D-18 and 7-14D-19 of this code. If there is neither a surviving spouse nor a dependent child, the fund shall pay in equal monthly installments to the dependent parents of the deceased member during their joint lifetimes a sum equal to the amount which a surviving spouse, without children, would have received: Provided, That when there is only one dependent parent surviving, that parent is entitled to receive during his or her lifetime one-half the amount which both parents, if living, would have been entitled to receive: Provided, however, That if there is no surviving spouse, dependent child, nor dependent parent of the deceased member the accumulated contributions shall be paid to a named beneficiary or beneficiaries: Provided further, That if there is no surviving spouse, dependent child, nor dependent parent of the deceased member, nor any named beneficiary or beneficiaries then the accumulated contributions shall be paid to the estate of the deceased member.(c) Any person qualifying as a dependent child under this section, in addition to any other benefits due under this or other sections of this article, is entitled to receive a scholarship to be applied to the career development education of that person. This sum, up to but not exceeding $7,500 per year, shall be paid from the fund to any higher education institution in this state, career-technical education provider in this state, or other entity in this state approved by the board, to offset the expenses of tuition, room and board, books, fees, or other costs incurred in a course of study at any of these institutions so long as the recipient makes application to the board on an approved form and under such rules as the board may provide, and maintains scholastic eligibility as defined by the institution or the board. The board may propose legislative rules for promulgation in accordance with 29A-3-1 et seq. of this code which define age requirements, physical and mental requirements, scholastic eligibility, disbursement methods, institutional qualifications, and other requirements as necessary and not inconsistent with this section. Scholarship benefits awarded pursuant to this subsection are not subject to division or payable to an alternate payee by any Qualified Domestic Relations Order.
WV Code § 7-14D-21 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 7. County Commissions and Officers|Article 14D. Deputy Sheriff Retirement System Act|§7-14D-21. Burial Benefit

Any member who dies as a result of any service related illness or injury after the effective date is entitled to a lump sum burial benefit of five thousand dollars. If the member is married, the burial benefit shall be paid to the member's spouse. If the member is not married, the burial benefit shall be paid to the member's estate for the purposes of paying burial expenses, settling the member's final affairs, or both. Any unspent balance shall be distributed as a part of the member's estate. Burial benefits awarded pursuant to this section are not subject to division or payable to an alternate payee by any Qualified Domestic Relations Order.
WV Code § 7-14D-22 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 7. County Commissions and Officers|Article 14D. Deputy Sheriff Retirement System Act|§7-14D-22. Double Death Benefits Prohibited

A surviving spouse is not entitled to receive simultaneous death benefits under this article as a result of the death of two or more members to whom the spouse was married. Any spouse who becomes eligible for a subsequent death benefit under this article while receiving a death benefit under this article shall receive the higher benefit, but not both.
WV Code § 7-14D-24a (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 7. County Commissions and Officers|Article 14D. Deputy Sheriff Retirement System Act|§7-14D-24a. Return to Covered Employment by Retired Member

The annuity of any member who retires under the provisions of this article and who resumes service in covered employment shall be suspended while the member continues in covered employment. The monthly annuity payment for the month in which the service resumes shall be prorated to the date of commencement of service, and the member shall again become a contributing member during resumption of service. At the conclusion of resumed service in covered employment the member shall have his or her annuity recalculated to take into account the entirety of service in covered employment.
WV Code § 7-14D-25 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 7. County Commissions and Officers|Article 14D. Deputy Sheriff Retirement System Act|§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 member, spouse or other beneficiary to benefits under this article, to the return of contributions, or to any retirement, death or disability payments under the provisions of this article, are exempt from any state or municipal tax; are not subject to execution, garnishment, attachment or any other process whatsoever with the exception that the benefits or contributions under the system shall be subject to "qualified domestic relations orders" as that term is defined in Section 414(p) of the Internal Revenue Code with respect to governmental plans, and are unassignable except as is provided in this article.
WV Code § 7-14D-26 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 7. County Commissions and Officers|Article 14D. Deputy Sheriff Retirement System Act|§7-14D-26. Fraud; Penalties; and Repayment

Any person who knowingly makes any false statement or who falsifies or permits to be falsified any record of the retirement system in any attempt to defraud that system is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine not to exceed $1,000, by confinement in the county or regional jail not to exceed one year, or by both a fine and confinement. Any increased benefit received by any person as a result of the falsification or fraud shall be returned to the fund upon demand by the board.
WV Code § 7-14D-28 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 7. County Commissions and Officers|Article 14D. Deputy Sheriff Retirement System Act|§7-14D-28. Pro Rata Reduction of Annuities

Any provision in this article to the contrary notwithstanding, if at the end of any fiscal year the total of the annuities paid from the retirement fund during the said fiscal year is more than ten percent of the sum of the balances in the fund at the end of the said fiscal year, the said annuities payable in the next ensuing fiscal year shall be reduced, pro rata, so that the sum of the annuities so reduced shall not exceed ten percent of the sum of the said balances in the fund. The said pro rata reduction shall be applied to all annuities payable in the said ensuing fiscal year.
WV Code § 7-14D-29 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 7. County Commissions and Officers|Article 14D. Deputy Sheriff Retirement System Act|§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, 1998: Provided, That no payout of any benefits may be made to any person prior to January 1, 2000: Provided, however, That members who retired due to a disability may begin receiving the benefits at the rate and in the amount specified in either section fourteen or section fifteen of this article, as the case may be, from this fund after June 30, 1999: Provided further, That until June 30, 1999, those members who retired due to a disability may draw benefits from this fund at the rate and in the amount set forth in section twenty-five, article ten, chapter five of this code.(b) During the eighteen-month period before the payout of benefits begins, the Joint Committee on Government and Finance shall cause an interim study or studies to be conducted on potential effects of the implementation of this retirement system, including, but not limited to, potential funding mechanisms to provide health insurance coverage for retirees in the fifty to fifty-five age group: Provided, That after the effective date of this provision, the director of the Public Employees Insurance Agency shall promulgate a rule governing the funding of health insurance coverage for retirees under the plan provided for in this article who are in the fifty to fifty-five year age group, which rule may be filed as an emergency rule: Provided, however, That any rule filed as an emergency rule pursuant to this subsection shall be refiled at the earliest opportunity as a legislative rule for review and promulgation in accordance with the provisions of article three, chapter twenty-nine-a of this code.
WV Code § 7-14D-30 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 7. County Commissions and Officers|Article 14D. Deputy Sheriff Retirement System Act|§7-14D-30. Limitation of County Liability

No county which has timely met all of its obligations under this article is liable for any payments or contributions to the deputy sheriff retirement plan which are owed to the plan by another county or counties. No county commission may deposit funds into the deputy sheriff retirement fund in excess of the amount specified in section seven of this article, the fees set forth in article fourteen-e of this chapter, the fees set forth in subsection (f)(2), section one, article ten-d, chapter five of this code, and the fees set forth in section seventeen, article three, chapter seventeen-a of this code.
WV Code § 7-14D-31 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 7. County Commissions and Officers|Article 14D. Deputy Sheriff Retirement System Act|§7-14D-31. Benefits Not Forfeited if System Terminates

If the retirement system is terminated or contributions are completely discontinued, the rights of all members to benefits accrued or contributions made to the date of such termination or discontinuance, to the extent then funded, are not forfeited.
WV Code § 7-14D-32 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 7. County Commissions and Officers|Article 14D. Deputy Sheriff Retirement System Act|§7-14D-32. Severability

If any part of this article is declared unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions of this article, or the article in its entirety.
WV Code § 7-14E-1 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 7. County Commissions and Officers|Article 14E. Establishment of Certain Fees; Dedication of Fee to Deputy Sheriff's Retirement System|§7-14E-1. Legislative Findings and Purpose

(a) The Legislature hereby finds and declares that the preservation of peace is a necessary and important function and a requirement for an orderly society. This important function is carried on throughout the State of West Virginia at both the state and local level. Very important components of law enforcement in this state are the county sheriffs and their deputies.(b) The Legislature, cognizant that it has enacted retirement legislation for municipal police officers and for the State Police, declares that deputy sheriffs are now in need of a retirement system. The Legislature further declares that the deputy sheriffs of this state are professional law-enforcement officers who keep the peace, help and protect the citizens of this state. The Legislature finds that, when it comes to retirement, the deputy sheriffs are treated differently than other law-enforcement officers in this state.(c) For the foregoing reasons, and for other important reasons, the Legislature created the deputy sheriff's retirement system under article fourteen-d of this chapter. The fees established in this article are to help ensure the actuarial soundness of the deputy sheriff's retirement system.
WV Code § 7-14E-2 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 7. County Commissions and Officers|Article 14E. Establishment of Certain Fees; Dedication of Fee to Deputy Sheriff's Retirement System|§7-14E-2. Statewide Uniform Fees for Reports Generated by Sheriff's Offices; Dedication of Fees

(a) The county commission of each county in this state shall set a fee for obtaining certain reports. This fee shall be set at a minimum of $10 for each report, with a maximum of $20 for each report. $10 of the charge for each report shall be deposited into the Deputy Sheriff Retirement Fund created in section six, article fourteen-d of this chapter. The reports for which a charge may be made are traffic accident reports, criminal investigation reports, incident reports and property reports.(b) All sheriff's offices in this state shall collect a fee of $5 for performing the following services: Adult private employment fingerprinting; fingerprinting for federal firearm permits; motor vehicle number identification; adult identification cards; and photo-identification cards. Upon collection, these fees shall be deposited into the Deputy Sheriff Retirement Fund created in section six, article fourteen-d of this chapter.(c) All sheriff's offices in this state shall collect a fee of $5 for each nongovernmental background investigation report. Upon collection, these fees shall be deposited into the Deputy Sheriff Retirement Fund created in section six, article fourteen-d of this chapter.(d) No charge may be made under this section for any report or reports made to governmental agencies.(e) Any county commission which fails to make any payment due the Deputy Sheriff Retirement Fund by the fifteenth day following the end of each calendar month in which a fee or other contribution is received by the county's sheriff may be required to pay the actuarial rate of interest lost on the total amount owed for each day the payment is delinquent. Accrual of the loss of earnings owed by the delinquent county commission commences after the fifteenth day following the end of the calendar month in which the fee or other contribution is due and continues until receipt of the delinquent amount. Interest compounds daily and the minimum surcharge is $50.
WV Code § 7-15-1 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 7. County Commissions and Officers|Article 15. Emergency Ambulance Service Act of 1975|§7-15-1. Short Title

This article shall be known and may be cited as the "Emergency Ambulance Service Act of 1975."
WV Code § 7-15-2 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 7. County Commissions and Officers|Article 15. Emergency Ambulance Service Act of 1975|§7-15-2. Legislative Findings and Declaration of Policy

The Legislature hereby finds and declares:(a) That a significant part of the population of this state does not have adequate emergency ambulance service;(b) That the establishment and maintenance of adequate emergency ambulance systems for the entire state is necessary to promote the health and welfare of the citizens and residents of this state;(c) That emergency ambulance service is not likely to become available to all the citizens and residents of this state unless specific requirements therefor are provided by law;(d) That emergency ambulance service is a public purpose and a responsibility of government for which public money may be spent; and(e) This article is enacted in view of these findings and shall be liberally construed in the light thereof.
WV Code § 7-15-3 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 7. County Commissions and Officers|Article 15. Emergency Ambulance Service Act of 1975|§7-15-3. Definitions

As used in this article, unless a different meaning appears from the context:(a) "Authority" means any emergency ambulance service authority created pursuant to the provisions of this article;(b) "Board" means the board of any emergency ambulance service authority;(c) "Contiguous counties" means two or more counties which constitute a compact territorial unit within an unbroken boundary wherein one county touches at least one other county, but does not require that each county touch all of the other counties so combining;(d) "Facilities and equipment" means all real and personal property of every kind and character owned or held by any emergency ambulance service authority;(e) "Participating government" means any municipality or county establishing or participating in an emergency ambulance service authority;(f) "Project" means any undertaking of an authority;(g) "Revenues" means the gross receipts derived directly or indirectly from or in connection with the operation of an authority and shall include, without limitation, all fees, rates, fares, rentals or other income actually received or receivable by or for the account of an authority from the operation of the authority's facilities and equipment, and any other receipts from whatever source derived;(h) "Service area of the authority" means and includes an area commensurate with the territorial boundaries of each participating government and beyond to the extent permitted by any agreement with any county or municipality which is not a participating government in the project;(i) "System" means any emergency ambulance service provided pursuant to the provisions of this article; and(j) The singular shall include the plural and the plural shall include the singular.
WV Code § 7-15-4 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 7. County Commissions and Officers|Article 15. Emergency Ambulance Service Act of 1975|§7-15-4. Duty of County Commissions to Provide Emergency Ambulance Service; Emergency Ambulance Service Authorities Authorized; Authorities to Be Public Corporations

Except as hereinafter provided and in addition to all other duties imposed upon it by law, the county commission shall cause emergency ambulance service to be made available to all the residents of the county where such service is not otherwise available: Provided, however, That the duty imposed upon county commissions by this article shall not be construed in such manner as to impose a duty to cause such emergency ambulance service to be provided unless the commission shall make an affirmative determination that there are funds available therefor by the inclusion of a projected expenditure for such purpose in the current levy estimate, and in the event that such county commission shall make such determination the commission shall not be under a duty to cause such service to be provided beyond a level commensurate with the amount of funds actually available for such purpose.The county commission may provide the service directly through its agents, servants and employees; or through private enterprise; or by its designees; or by contracting with individuals, groups, associations, corporations or otherwise; or it may cause such services to be provided by an authority, as provided for in this article; and any municipality or county, or both, or any two or more municipalities within any county or contiguous counties, or any two or more contiguous counties, or any combination thereof, may create an authority. Such authority shall be created upon the adoption, by the governing body of each participating government, acting individually, of an appropriate ordinance or order. Each authority shall constitute a public corporation, and as such, shall have perpetual existence. The authority shall be known by such name as may be established by the board.