{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-15-2-22","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 15-2-22","heading":"Assignment of assistant Attorney General; employment of legal counsel.","body":"(a) The Attorney General may, upon request of the superintendent, assign an assistant Attorney General to the department.\n(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of section one, article three, chapter five of this code, the superintendent may authorize any member of the department to employ an attorney of such member's choice to act in proceedings wherein criminal charges are brought against such member because of action in line of duty. For such attorney's services an amount determined by the judge in whose court the action is pending, not to exceed $1,000, may be expended in any one case.\n1977 Regular Session\n1972 1x\n1972 First Special Session","path":["CHAPTER 15. PUBLIC SAFETY.","ARTICLE 2. WEST VIRGINIA STATE POLICE."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/15-2-22/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:22:41Z","sha256":"c0789590ed648ce07ead30ed31298c995911c2066b9b8d35859b0bd8cee02067","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-15-2-21","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-15-2-23"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}