H. B. 4664
(By Delegates Ennis, Cann, Proudfoot,
Evans and Martin)
[Introduced February 27, 1998; referred to the
Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources.]
A BILL to amend article seven, chapter twenty of the code of West
Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended,
by adding thereto a new section, designated section one-f,
relating to awarding service revolver to special
conservation officers upon retirement; furnishing uniform
for burial.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That article seven, chapter twenty of the code of West
Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, be
amended by adding thereto a new section, designated section one- f, to read as follows:
ARTICLE 7. LAW ENFORCEMENT, MOTORBOATING, LITTER.
§20-7-1f. Awarding service revolver to special conservation officers upon retirement; furnishing uniform for burial.
(a) Upon the retirement of any special conservation officer
as authorized in section one, article seven of this chapter, the chief of the officer's section shall award to the retiring
special conservation officer his or her service revolver, without
charge, upon determining:
(1) That the special conservation officer is retiring
honorably with at least twenty-five years of recognized special
law-enforcement service as determined by the chief conservation
officer; or
(2) That such special conservation officer is retiring with
less than twenty-five years of service based upon a determination
that he or she is totally physically disabled as a result of
service with the division.
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this
section, the chief conservation officer shall not award a service
revolver to any special conservation officer who has been
declared mentally incompetent by a licensed physician or any
court of law, or who, in the opinion of the chief conservation
officer constitutes a danger to any person or the community.
(c) Upon the death of any current or honorably retired
special conservation officer, the respective chief shall, upon
request of the deceased officer's family, furnish a full uniform
for burial of the deceased officer.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to allow a special
conservation officer to be awarded his or her service revolver
upon retirement if so recommended, and to furnish a full uniform
for burial of a deceased officer, upon request of the family.
This section is new; therefore, strike-throughs and underscoring have been omitted.
AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
On page two, section one-f, line seventeen, following the
word "the", by striking out the words "chief conservation
officer" and inserting in lieu thereof the words "section chief".