{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-8-14a-4","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 8-14A-4","heading":"Right to refuse to disclose personal finances; exceptions.","body":"No police officer or fireman shall be required or requested for purposes of job assignment or other personnel action to disclose any item of his property, income, assets, source of income, debts or personal or domestic expenditures unless such information is obtained through proper legal procedures or is necessary for the employing agency to ascertain the desirability of assigning the police officer to a specialized unit in which there is a strong possibility that bribes or other improper inducements might be offered.","path":["CHAPTER 8. MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS.","ARTICLE 14A. MUNICIPAL POLICE OFFICERS AND FIREMEN; PROCEDURE FOR INVESTIGATION."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/8-14A-4/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:20:51Z","sha256":"02d20dc4c83a951a2f0809ce627b23417c913b4426171bd513471b840f17d5a1","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-8-14a-3","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-8-14a-5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}