{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-15-10a-1","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 15-10A-1","heading":"Legislative findings.","body":"The Legislature finds:\n(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;\n(2) That no pension rights of any kind shall accrue or attach pursuant to reemployment under this article; and\n(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.","path":["CHAPTER 15. PUBLIC SAFETY.","ARTICLE 10A. LAW-ENFORCEMENT REEMPLOYMENT ACT."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/15-10A-1/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:22:54Z","sha256":"47cb0d5693e9197788574a048406283a8af714d91ebc6cc4bee7df8084a4471f","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-15-10-8","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-15-10a-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}