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Commissioner records legal opinion after deputy asks about demotion; letter cites West Virginia statutes
Summary
A commissioner read and filed a letter to Deputy Merson on June 18, 2025, outlining statutory avenues for hearings and concluding there appears to be no available statutory path to reinstate a former rank absent specific procedures; the letter cites West Virginia Code Chapter 7, Article 14.
Commissioner Wilson read into the record a letter he provided to Deputy Merson after the deputy contacted him about a demotion. The letter, dated June 5, 2025, summarizes the deputy’s concerns, reviews applicable state statutes and case law, and offers a nonbinding opinion about possible remedies.
Commissioner Wilson told the commission he reviewed West Virginia State Code Chapter 7,…
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