{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-8-15-16a","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 8-15-16a","heading":"Apprenticeship programs.","body":"Any paid municipal fire department may have an apprenticeship program. If a paid municipal fire department has an apprenticeship program and the program has a final apprenticeship examination, an apprentice shall be terminated from employment after three unsuccessful attempts to pass the final apprenticeship examination. The provisions of this section apply to apprentices hired after March 31, 2003.","path":["CHAPTER 8. MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS.","ARTICLE 15. FIRE FIGHTING; FIRE COMPANIES AND DEPARTMENTS; CIVIL SERVICE FOR PAID FIRE DEPARTMENTS."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/8-15-16A/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:20:52Z","sha256":"b3c2d4edbe4cb867d15cc33adab3cdf7d2f0afa8b76a669b36369dc7dbea8f87","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-8-15-16","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-8-15-17"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}