H. B. 4383
(By Delegates Stemple, Williams, Webster,
Shaver, Perry and Varner)
[Introduced February 4, 2008; referred to the
Committee on Government Organization then the Judiciary.]
A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by
adding thereto a new section, designated §29-3-32, relating to
awarding service revolver upon retirement to state fire
marshal.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, be amended
by adding thereto a new section, designated §29-3-32, to read as
follows:
ARTICLE 3. FIRE PREVENTION AND CONTROL ACT.
§29-3-32. Awarding service revolver upon retirement.
(a) Upon the retirement of a state fire marshal, any full-time
deputy fire marshal or any full-time assistant fire marshal
employed by the state fire marshal pursuant to section eleven of
this article, the State Fire Commission shall award to the retiring
member his or her service revolver, without charge, upon determining:
(1) That the retiring member is retiring honorably with at
least twenty years of service; or
(2) The retiring member is retiring with less than twenty
years of service based upon a determination that the member is
totally physically disabled as a result of his or her service with
the state fire marshal.
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this
section, the State Fire Commission may not award his or service
revolver to any member whom the State Fire Commissioner finds to be
mentally incapacitated or who constitutes a danger to any person or
the community.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to allow state fire marshals
to keep their service revolver upon retirement.
This section is new; therefore, strike-throughs have been
omitted.