{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-5-10a-7","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 5-10A-7","heading":"Eligibility for new participation upon rehabilitation.","body":"Nothing in this article prohibits a participant or former participant made ineligible for benefits by virtue of conviction of a crime under this article and who has paid the full penalty imposed by law for the crime from accepting a position as an officer or employee of the same or different public employer and joining a retirement plan as a new member; but the new member and his or her beneficiaries shall remain forever ineligible for any benefits arising from the new member's former participation in a retirement plan.","path":["CHAPTER 5. GENERAL POWERS AND AUTHORITY OF THE GOVERNOR, SECRETARY OF STATE AND ATTORNEY GENERAL; BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS; MISCELLANEOUS AGENCIES, COMMISSIONS, OFFICES, PROGRAMS, ETC.","ARTICLE 10A. DISQUALIFICATION FOR PUBLIC RETIREMENT PLAN BENEFITS."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/5-10A-7/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:19:52Z","sha256":"7432c135e3922614e2310f3db830d6f27e0c4e047ff2b5c238ca9fa4246427e7","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-5-10a-6","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-5-10a-8"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}