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2012 West Virginia Code
CHAPTER 15. PUBLIC SAFETY
ARTICLE 5. DIVISION OF HOMELAND SECURITY AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.
- §15-5-1. Policy and purpose.
- §15-5-2. Definitions.
- §15-5-3. Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management created.
- §15-5-4. West Virginia disaster recovery board created; organization of board; appointment of board members; term of office and expenses of board members; meetings.
- §15-5-4b. West Virginia disaster recovery board to disburse funds from recovery fund.
- §15-5-4c. Powers and duties of the West Virginia disaster recovery board.
- §15-5-5. General powers of the governor.
- §15-5-6. Emergency powers of Governor.
- §15-5-7. Mobile support units.
- §15-5-8. Local organization for emergency services.
- §15-5-9. Mutual aid agreements.
- §15-5-10. Regional organizations for emergency services.
- §15-5-11. Immunity and exemption; "duly qualified emergency service worker" defined.
- §15-5-12. Liability to sheltered persons.
- §15-5-13. Appropriations; acceptance of services, gifts, grants and loans.
- §15-5-14. Political activity of emergency service organizations.
- §15-5-15. Emergency service personnel.
- §15-5-15a. Paid leave for disaster service volunteers.
- §15-5-16. Utilization of existing services and facilities.
- §15-5-17. Enforcement.
- §15-5-18. Arrest by peace officer without warrant.
- §15-5-19. Unorganized militia.
- §15-5-19a. Possession of firearms during a declared state of emergency.
- §15-5-20. Disaster prevention.
- §15-5-20a. Floodplain manager training.
- §15-5-21. Communications.
- §15-5-22. Emergency Management Assistance Compact.
- §15-5-23. Severability; conflicts.
- §15-5-24. Disaster recovery trust fund; use of funds of authority.
- §15-5-25. Prohibition on funds inuring to the benefit of or being distributable to members, officers or private persons.
- §15-5-26. Tax exemption.
- §15-5-27. Annual report.
- §15-5-28. Statewide mutual aid system.
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