W. Va. Code § 7-14B-2
Definitions; population
West Virginia · West Virginia Code Chapter 7 — County Commissions and Officers · Status: effective
Cite this
- Citation
- W. Va. Code § 7-14B-2, Definitions; population, West Virginia, version 1 as recorded 2026-10-03, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/2360367
- Permanent ID
ys:prov:2360367@1- SHA-256
1bbf59e2f3038363e33350c8fab55b40f5a98f2f3ac9f1bfff20d6dab1a69045
The hash is SHA-256 of this version's text, with every run of whitespace collapsed to a single space and the ends trimmed. The ID always leads back here, and checking it says whether the text you cited is still the current version.
Full text
(a) For the purpose of this article:
(1) "Appointing officer" or "appointing sheriff" shall mean the sheriff of the county in which the appointment of a correctional officer shall be made pursuant to this article; and
(2) "Correctional officer" shall mean persons appointed by a sheriff whose sole duties as such correctional officer are within the scope of active operation and management of the county jail.
(b) For the purpose of this article, population shall be determined by reference to the last preceding census taken under the authority of the United States or of the Legislature of West Virginia.