# W. Va. Code § 20-7-1A: Natural resources police officer salary increase based on length of service

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C20_A7_S1A

## Section

- **Citation:** W. Va. Code § 20-7-1A
- **Heading:** Natural resources police officer salary increase based on length of service
- **Jurisdiction:** West Virginia
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** WV Code / Chapter 20 / Article 7 / Section 1A

## Text

(a) Effective July 1, 2002, each natural resources police officer shall receive and be entitled to an increase in salary based on length of service, including that heretofore and hereafter served as a natural resources police officer as follows: For five years of service with the division, a natural resources police officer shall receive a salary increase of $600 per year payable during his or her next three years of service and a like increase at three-year intervals thereafter, with these increases to be cumulative. A salary increase shall be based upon years of service as of July 1 of each year and may not be recalculated until July 1 of the following year.

Conservation officers in service at the time the amendment to this section becomes effective shall be given credit for prior service and shall be paid salaries as the same length of service will entitle them to receive under the provisions hereof.

(b) This section does not apply to special or emergency natural resources police officers appointed under the authority of section one of this article.

## Nearby sections

- [W. Va. Code § 20-7-1 §20-7-1. Chief natural resources police officer; natural resources police officers; special and emergency natural resources police officers; subsistence allowance; expenses.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C20_A7_S1.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 20-7-1A §20-7-1a. Natural resources police officer salary increase based on length of service.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C20_A7_S1A.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 20-7-1B §20-7-1b. Designation of certain federal law-enforcement officers as special natural resources police officers.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C20_A7_S1B.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 20-7-1C §20-7-1c. Natural resources police officer, ranks, salary schedule, base pay, exceptions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C20_A7_S1C.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 20-7-1D §20-7-1d. Awarding service weapon upon retirement; disposal of service weapon when replaced due to routine wear; and furnishing uniform for burial.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C20_A7_S1D.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 20-7-1E §20-7-1e. Natural resources police officers failure to perform duties; penalty; providing extraordinary law enforcement or security services by contract.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C20_A7_S1E.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 20-7-1F §20-7-1f. Awarding service weapon to special natural resources police officers upon retirement; disposal of service weapon when replaced due to routine wear; furnishing uniform for burial.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C20_A7_S1F.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 20-7-2 §20-7-2. Qualifications of natural resources police officers; right of retired officer to receive complete standard uniform; right of retired officer to acquire uniform; and right of retired officer to acquire badge.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C20_A7_S2.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 20-7-3 §20-7-3. Powers and duties of other law officers.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C20_A7_S3.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 20-7-4 §20-7-4. Powers and duties of natural resources police officers.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C20_A7_S4.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 20-7-4A §20-7-4a. Arrest procedure.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C20_A7_S4A.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 20-7-4B §20-7-4b. Record of cases.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C20_A7_S4B.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 20-7-5 §20-7-5. Enforcement of chapter.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C20_A7_S5.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 20-7-6 §20-7-6. Prosecutions under chapter; attorney services; costs.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C20_A7_S6.md)

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