WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE
2023 REGULAR SESSION
Introduced Senate Bill 18
By Senators Woodrum, Phillips, and Hunt [Introduced January 11, 2023; referred to the Committee on Government Organization]
 Intr SB 18 2023R1412
1 A BILL to amend and reenact §7-14-17c of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating
2 to clarifying the amount of a deputy sheriff’s annual monetary payment for years of service.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
ARTICLE 14. CIVIL SERVICE FOR DEPUTY SHERIFFS.
§7-14-17c. Salary increment. Annual monetary supplement.
1 (a) Every A deputy sheriff with one year or more of service shall receive an annual salary
2 increase monetary supplement in the sum of $5 per month for multiplied by each year month of
3 service. Any incremental salary increase in effect prior to the effective date of this section that is
4 more favorable to the deputy sheriffs entitled to such increase shall remain in full force and effect
5 to the exclusion of the provisions of this section
6 (b) The annual monetary supplement shall be calculated and payable on the date when the
7 deputy sheriff completes a year of service: Provided, That a deputy sheriff who does not complete
8 one year of service is not eligible for the annual monetary supplement or a portion thereof provided
9 in this section.
10 (c) For each additional year of service that a deputy sheriff completes following his or her
11 first year of service, the annual monetary supplement shall be calculated and payable on the date
12 when the deputy sheriff completes the additional year of service.
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Statutes affected:
Introduced Version: 7-14-17c