Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 50, December 13, 2024
Section 81-2-2 - General Rules of Cadet Selection2.1. The Superintendent shall establish within the State Police a Cadet Selection Board which shall consist of five members and be representative of commissioned and non-commissioned officers within the State Police.2.2. Preference in making appointments shall be given whenever possible to honorably discharged members of the armed forces of the United States and to residents of West Virginia pursuant to W. Va. Code '15-2-7(c). A resident is a person either,(a) is currently domiciled in West Virginia and has been domiciled in West Virginia for the previous two years, or(b) was born in the state of West Virginia.2.3. The State Police will accept and retain applications from those applicants who have reached their twentieth birthday; however, the Superintendent will not appoint an applicant to the position of state police officer until they attain the age of twenty-one years.2.4. The State Police may establish cut-off dates for application submission based on position availability, funding, and other factors.2.5. Each applicant for employment shall be a person of sound constitution and good moral character.2.6. Each member appointed to the position of state police officer shall be domiciled in the State of West Virginia during the time they serve as a member of the State Police, and may be subject to involuntary transfer of duty stations anywhere in the State at the discretion of the Superintendent.2.7. Any rank ordered list of applicants may be expired or retained at the discretion of the Superintendent or his or her designee as determined by position availability, funding, and other factors.2.8. The State Police is an equal opportunity employer.