Law Enforcement

​​​​​​​The Law Enforcement Professional Standards (LEPS) Program is tasked with oversight of the training and certification of law enforcement officers in the State of West Virginia pursuant to West Virginia State Code, 30-29 et al and Legislative Rules CSR 149-2 et al.  This oversight is carried out by the Law Enforcement Professional Standards (LEPS) Subcommittee of the Governor's Committee on Crime, Delinquency and Corrections and DAS's Law Enforcement Professional Standards (LEPS) Coordinator.  Information addressing the training and certification oversight process can be obtained from the following links or the contact individuals listed below.

Online Services

• Law Enforcement Professional Standards Information System (LEPSIS) - Maintains and allows access to individual (by the officer) and department training records by approved administrators.
• Email updates on law enforcement training and subjects - Allows for receipt of updates​ from the LEPS Coordinator on training and law enforcement subjects via Listserv. Sign up is required.

Scheduled Law Enforcement Training

• WVSP 2024 Course Catalog
  

Legislative Rules and Required Standards

• CSR 149-1 et al - Rules of Procedure for Contested Case Hearings​​
• CSR 149-2 et al - Law Enforcement Training and Certification Standards
• ​​Firearm Qualification Standards
  
• Entry Level Job Tasks
• Medical Standards

• WV Code 30-29-14​ - Minimum stan​dards for hiring pre-certified law enforcement officers​

Forms

• Change-In-Status (CIS) Form
• Application to Reactivate Certification​
  
• In-Service Course Application​
• Instr​​uctor Application
• Course Completion Form
• LEOSA Cer​tification​
  

​Other Resources

• ​WV LEP​S Subcommittee members - Subcommittee members meet at the WVSP Professional Development Center on the last Thursday of every month at 9:00am with the exception of November where the meeting is conducted on the Thursday before Thanksgiving and December where no meeting is conducted.
• Commonly Asked Questions
• West Virginia State Code 30-29 et al​
• FY2023 A​nnual Training Report​
  
• 2023 WVSP Basic Class Training Schedule​
• Standards for Physical Agility Test (PAT)​​
• Resources for Law Enforcement in West Virginia​ 
• Basic Class Application

Please Note: LEPS Program address has changed!

Contact Information