State training requirements
West Virginia Peace Officer Training Requirements
Who governs peace officer standards in West Virginia, the annual in-service requirement, the mandated topics for de-escalation and crisis response, and who decides what counts for in-service credit.
Verified as of July 10, 2026
Who governs
Peace officer standards and training in West Virginia are set by the Law Enforcement Professional Standards (LEPS) Subcommittee, Governor's Committee on Crime, Delinquency and Correction.
Annual in-service requirement
West Virginia requires a minimum of 16 hours of annual in-service for continued certification, exclusive of firearms qualification, with annual firearms qualification reported separately. A maximum of 25 percent of the 16 hours may be online or web-based. Certified instructors may earn up to 8 hours of annual credit for teaching a Subcommittee-approved in-service course. All in-service curricula must be approved in advance by the Subcommittee to qualify for funding or credit.
Source: 149-2-10 (annual in-service)
Mandated topics relevant to CodeBlu
Firearms and in-service content
Annual firearms qualification is required, separate from the 16 in-service hours. No statewide recurring de-escalation, crisis-intervention, mental-health, or domestic-violence mandate was located in 149CSR2; content is approved by the Subcommittee case-by-case rather than enumerated in rule.
Source: 149-2-10
Who decides in-service credit
Centralized approval
To qualify for funding or credit for continued certification, all in-service curricula must be approved in advance by the Subcommittee, which reserves the right to review and approve, itself or through a designee, any curricula not pre-approved.
Source: 149-2-10.3
What this means for training like CodeBlu
In West Virginia, in-service courses are certified or approved centrally through Law Enforcement Professional Standards (LEPS) Subcommittee, Governor's Committee on Crime, Delinquency and Correction, so credit does not rest with an individual agency alone. The honest framing for training like CodeBlu is professional development that builds the underlying skills; any formal credit path runs through the state's approval process. This is not a determination of eligibility: CodeBlu does not certify hours or grant credit, and agency policy, the state's process, and legal counsel govern.
Primary sources
- POST-equivalent siteWest Virginia LEPS (official site)
- Administrative code149CSR2 (legislative rule)
- Administrative code149-2-10 (annual in-service)
Verified as of July 10, 2026. This page is reviewed on an annual cadence, and the date is bumped only on re-verification against the primary sources above.
Frequently asked questions
- Who sets peace officer training requirements in West Virginia?
- Law Enforcement Professional Standards (LEPS) Subcommittee, Governor's Committee on Crime, Delinquency and Correction sets peace officer standards and training requirements in West Virginia.
- How many annual in-service training hours does West Virginia require?
- West Virginia requires a minimum of 16 hours of annual in-service for continued certification, exclusive of firearms qualification, with annual firearms qualification reported separately. A maximum of 25 percent of the 16 hours may be online or web-based. Certified instructors may earn up to 8 hours of annual credit for teaching a Subcommittee-approved in-service course. All in-service curricula must be approved in advance by the Subcommittee to qualify for funding or credit.
- Who decides what training counts for in-service credit in West Virginia?
- To qualify for funding or credit for continued certification, all in-service curricula must be approved in advance by the Subcommittee, which reserves the right to review and approve, itself or through a designee, any curricula not pre-approved.