{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-7-7-23","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 7-7-23","heading":"Awarding service pistol upon retirement.","body":"(a) Upon the retirement of a deputy from the sheriff's department, the county commission shall authorize the sheriff to award to the retiring deputy his or her service pistol upon determining:\n(1) That the retiring deputy is retiring honorably with at least twenty years of service; or\n(2) The retiring deputy is retiring with less than twenty years of service based upon a determination that the deputy is totally physically disabled.\n(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, a sheriff shall not award his or her service pistol to any retiring deputy medically determined to be mentally incapacitated or to constitute a danger to self or others.","path":["CHAPTER 7. COUNTY COMMISSIONS AND OFFICERS.","ARTICLE 7. COMPENSATION OF ELECTED COUNTY OFFICIALS."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/7-7-23/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:20:27Z","sha256":"437aa6b61c82682f513f16ceb3ad93d273546b3c4cab82a37862e2d61b0a7141","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-7-7-22","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-7-8-1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}