{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-30-29-13","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 30-29-13","heading":"Chief executive requirements.","body":"Notwithstanding any provision of this code to the contrary, on or after July 1, 2018, any person appointed to serve as the chief executive of a municipal law-enforcement agency shall be a certified, or certifiable as, a law-enforcement officer as provided in §30-29-5 of this code: Provided, That chief executives of municipal law-enforcement agencies employed prior to July 1, 2018, who are not certified law-enforcement officers are exempt from this requirement for purposes of the position he or she holds as of that date.","path":["CHAPTER 30. PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS.","ARTICLE 29. LAW-ENFORCEMENT TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/30-29-13/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:27:26Z","sha256":"da2a2e12707672bf2388de34dd1632aad74602fbee86452a1e99cf9164100ca3","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-30-29-12","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-30-29-14"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}