WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE
2025 REGULAR SESSION
ENROLLED
House Bill 2360
By Delegate Kelly
[Passed April 7, 2025; in effect 90 days from passage (July 6, 2025)]
AN ACT to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §61-11-27, relating to the definition of law-enforcement officers; and clarifying that term includes chief executives, law-enforcement officials, pre-certified law-enforcement officers, and others authorized to enforce the criminal laws of this state.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
For purposes of §61-2-10b, §61-5-17, and §61-5-17a, "law-enforcement officer" has the same definition as this term is defined in §30-29-1 and shall additionally include individuals defined as "chief executive", "law-enforcement official", and "pre-certified law-enforcement officer" in §30-29-1, and any person hired, elected, appointed, or otherwise authorized by this code to engage in or supervise the prevention, detection, or investigation of the criminal laws of this state.
The Clerk of the House of Delegates and the Clerk of the Senate hereby certify that the foregoing bill is correctly enrolled.
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Clerk of the House of Delegates
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Clerk of the Senate
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In effect 90 days from passage.
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Speaker of the House of Delegates
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President of the Senate
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Governor