§20-7-1d Awarding service revolver upon retirement; disposal of service weapon when replaced due to routine wear; and furnishing uniform for burial. - West Virginia Statutes

§20-7-1d. Awarding service revolver upon retirement; disposal of service weapon when replaced due to routine wear; and furnishing uniform for burial.
(a) Upon the retirement of any full-time salaried conservation officer, the chief conservation officer shall award to the retiring conservation officer his or her service revolver, without charge, upon determining:

(1) That the conservation officer is retiring honorably with at least twenty-five years of recognized law-enforcement service as determined by the chief conservation officer; or

(2) That such 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 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) The disposal of law-enforcement service weapons, when replaced due to routine wear, shall not fall under the jurisdiction of the agency for surplus property, within the purchasing division of the department of administration. The chief conservation officer may offer these surplus weapons for sale to any active or retired division of natural resources law-enforcement officer, at fair market value, with the proceeds from any sales used to offset the cost of the new weapons.

(d) Upon the death of any current or honorably retired conservation officer, the chief conservation officer shall, upon request of the deceased officer's family, furnish a full uniform for burial of the deceased officer.