{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-8-15-23","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 8-15-23","heading":"No inquiry shall be made concerning political or religious opinions or affiliations of applicants, etc.","body":"No question in any form of application or in or during any examination shall be so framed as to elicit information concerning the political or religious opinions or affiliations of any applicant; nor shall inquiry be made concerning such opinions or affiliations; and all disclosures thereof shall be discountenanced. No discrimination shall be exercised, threatened or promised by any individual in a paid fire department against, or in favor of, an applicant, eligible, or member of a paid fire department because of his political or religious opinions or affiliations.","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/8-15-23/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:20:52Z","sha256":"4629c97afd9cd652883ec2a8e38477d434ebd153eafc863ba4a1f88f4514987c","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-8-15-22","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-8-15-24"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}