# W. Va. Code § 7-14D-7: Members’ contributions; employer contributions

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C7_A14D_S7

## Section

- **Citation:** W. Va. Code § 7-14D-7
- **Heading:** Members’ contributions; employer contributions
- **Jurisdiction:** West Virginia
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** WV Code / Chapter 7 / Article 14D / Section 7

## Text

(a) There shall be deducted from the monthly salary of each member and paid into the fund an amount equal to eight and one-half percent of his or her monthly salary. An additional amount shall be paid to the fund by the county commission of the county in which the member is employed in covered employment in an amount determined by the board: Provided , That in any year preceding July 1, 2011, the total of the contributions provided in this section, to be paid by the county commission, may not exceed 10 and one-half percent of the total payroll for the members in the employ of the county commission: Provided, however , That on or after July 1, 2011, the total of the contributions provided in this section, to be paid by the county commission, may not exceed 13 percent of the total payroll for the members in the employ of the county commission: Provided further , That effective July 1, 2023, the total amount of the contributions of the county commission shall be set actuarially by the Consolidated Public Retirement Board. If the board finds that the benefits provided by this article can be actually funded with a lesser contribution, then the board shall reduce the required member or employer contributions or both. The sums withheld each calendar month shall be paid to the fund no later than 15 days following the end of the calendar month.

(b) Any active member who has concurrent employment in an additional job or jobs and the additional employment requires the deputy sheriff to be a member of another retirement system which is administered by the Consolidated Public Retirement Board pursuant to §5-10D-1 et seq . of this code shall make an additional contribution to the fund of eight and one-half percent of his or her monthly salary earned from any additional employment which requires the deputy sheriff to be a member of another retirement system which is administered by the Consolidated Public Retirement Board pursuant to §5-10D-1 et seq . of this code. An additional amount shall be paid to the fund by the concurrent employer for which the member is employed in an amount determined by the board: Provided , That in any year preceding July 1, 2011, the total of the contributions provided in this section, to be paid by the concurrent employer, may not exceed 10.5 percent of the monthly salary of the employee: Provided, however , That on or after July 1, 2011, the total of the contributions provided in this section, to be paid by the concurrent employer, may not exceed 13 percent of the monthly salary of the employee: Provided further , That effective July 1, 2023, the total amount of the contributions of the county commission shall be set actuarially by the Consolidated Public Retirement Board. If the board finds that the benefits provided by this article can be funded with a lesser contribution, then the board shall reduce the required member or employer contributions or both. The sums withheld each calendar month shall be paid to the fund no later than 15 days following the end of the calendar month.

## Nearby sections

- [W. Va. Code § 7-14D-1 §7-14D-1. Short title.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C7_A14D_S1.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 7-14D-2 §7-14D-2. Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C7_A14D_S2.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 7-14D-2A §7-14D-2a. Meaning of terms.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C7_A14D_S2A.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 7-14D-3 §7-14D-3. Creation and administration of West Virginia Deputy Sheriffs Retirement System; specification of actuarial assumptions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C7_A14D_S3.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 7-14D-4 §7-14D-4. Article to be liberally construed; supplements federal social security; federal qualification requirements.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C7_A14D_S4.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 7-14D-5 §7-14D-5. Members.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C7_A14D_S5.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 7-14D-6 §7-14D-6. Creation of fund; investments.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C7_A14D_S6.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 7-14D-7 §7-14D-7. Members’ contributions; employer contributions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C7_A14D_S7.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 7-14D-7A §7-14D-7a. Correction of errors; underpayments; overpayments.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C7_A14D_S7A.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 7-14D-8 §7-14D-8. Transfer from Public Employees Retirement System.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C7_A14D_S8.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 7-14D-8A §7-14D-8a. Notice requirements; test case.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C7_A14D_S8A.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 7-14D-9 §7-14D-9. Retirement; commencement of benefits.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C7_A14D_S9.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 7-14D-9A §7-14D-9a. Federal law maximum benefit limitations.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C7_A14D_S9A.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 7-14D-9B §7-14D-9b. Federal law minimum required distributions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C7_A14D_S9B.md)

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