West Virginia
West Virginia Code — Chapter 17C, Traffic Regulations
372 sections, each with the official text and a plain-English explanation of what it means for you.
- § 17C-1-1 — Definitions generally
- § 17C-1-10 — Farm tractor
- § 17C-1-11 — Road tractor
- § 17C-1-12 — Truck
- § 17C-1-13 — Bus
- § 17C-1-14 — Trackless trolley coach
- § 17C-1-15 — Trailer
- § 17C-1-16 — Semitrailer
- § 17C-1-17 — Pole trailer
- § 17C-1-18 — Pneumatic tire
- § 17C-1-19 — Solid tire
- § 17C-1-2 — Vehicle
- § 17C-1-20 — Metal tire
- § 17C-1-21 — Railroad
- § 17C-1-22 — Railroad train
- § 17C-1-23 — Streetcar
- § 17C-1-24 — Explosives
- § 17C-1-25 — Flammable liquid
- § 17C-1-26 — Gross weight
- § 17C-1-27 — Commissioner
- § 17C-1-28 — Division
- § 17C-1-29 — Person
- § 17C-1-3 — Motor vehicle
- § 17C-1-30 — Pedestrian
- § 17C-1-31 — Driver
- § 17C-1-32 — Owner
- § 17C-1-33 — Police officer
- § 17C-1-34 — Local authorities
- § 17C-1-35 — Street or highway
- § 17C-1-36 — Private road or driveway; private property
- § 17C-1-37 — Roadway
- § 17C-1-38 — Sidewalk
- § 17C-1-39 — Laned roadway
- § 17C-1-4 — Motorcycle
- § 17C-1-40 — Through highway
- § 17C-1-41 — Controlled-access highway
- § 17C-1-42 — Intersection
- § 17C-1-43 — Crosswalk
- § 17C-1-44 — Safety zone
- § 17C-1-45 — Business district
- § 17C-1-46 — Residence district
- § 17C-1-47 — Traffic-control devices
- § 17C-1-48 — Traffic-control signal
- § 17C-1-49 — Railroad sign or signal
- § 17C-1-5 — Motor-driven cycle
- § 17C-1-50 — Traffic
- § 17C-1-51 — Right-of-way
- § 17C-1-52 — Stop
- § 17C-1-53 — Stop, stopping, or standing
- § 17C-1-54 — Park
- § 17C-1-55 — School grounds
- § 17C-1-56 — Axle group
- § 17C-1-57 — Tandem axle
- § 17C-1-58 — Tandem axle weight
- § 17C-1-59 — Connecting mechanism
- § 17C-1-6 — Authorized emergency vehicle
- § 17C-1-60 — Parking area
- § 17C-1-61 — Institution of higher education
- § 17C-1-62 — Residential street
- § 17C-1-63 — Digger/derrick line truck
- § 17C-1-64 — Passenger van
- § 17C-1-65 — Wheelchair
- § 17C-1-66 — Electric personal assistive mobility device
- § 17C-1-67 — Drug
- § 17C-1-68 — Controlled substance
- § 17C-1-69 — Autocycle
- § 17C-1-7 — School bus
- § 17C-1-70 — Electric bicycles; definitions
- § 17C-1-8 — Bicycle
- § 17C-1-9 — Truck tractor
- § 17C-10-1 — Pedestrians subject to traffic regulations; powers of local authorities
- § 17C-10-2 — Pedestrians' right-of-way in crosswalks
- § 17C-10-3 — Crossing at other than crosswalks
- § 17C-10-4 — Drivers to exercise due care
- § 17C-10-5 — Pedestrians to use right half of crosswalks
- § 17C-10-6 — Pedestrians on roadways; soliciting rides
- § 17C-10-7 — Penalty for pedestrians violating the provisions of this article
- § 17C-10-8 — Persons working on streets and highways
- § 17C-10A-1 — Definitions
- § 17C-10A-2 — Equipment requirements and operating standards for electric personal assistive mobility devices; applicability of motor vehicle code; penaltie
- § 17C-11-1 — Obedience to article; duty of parents and guardians; applicability of article to bicycles
- § 17C-11-2 — Traffic laws apply to persons riding bicycles
- § 17C-11-3 — Riding on bicycle seats; carrying more than one person on bicycle
- § 17C-11-4 — Clinging to vehicles
- § 17C-11-5 — Riding on roadways and bicycle paths
- § 17C-11-6 — Carrying articles
- § 17C-11-7 — Lamps and other equipment on bicycles
- § 17C-11-8 — Electric bicycles; requirements; exclusions; age restrictions
- § 17C-11A-1 — Short title
- § 17C-11A-2 — Legislative findings and purpose
- § 17C-11A-3 — Definitions
- § 17C-11A-4 — Requirements for helmet use
- § 17C-11A-5 — Sale of bicycle helmets
- § 17C-11A-6 — Civil actions
- § 17C-11A-7 — Penalties
- § 17C-11A-8 — Ordinances
- § 17C-11A-9 — Bicycle safety program
- § 17C-12-1 — Obedience to signal indicating approach of train
- § 17C-12-2 — All vehicles must stop at certain railroad grade crossings
- § 17C-12-3 — Certain vehicles must stop at all railroad grade crossings
- § 17C-12-4 — Moving heavy equipment at railroad grade crossings
- § 17C-12-5 — Vehicles must stop at through highways; erection of signs
- § 17C-12-6 — Stopping before emerging from alley or private driveway; penalty
- § 17C-12-7 — Overtaking and passing school bus; penalties; signs and warning lights upon buses; requirements for sale of buses; mounting of cameras; educati
- § 17C-12-8 — Special lighting equipment on school buses
- § 17C-12-9 — School bus drivers may present complaint directly to magistrate
- § 17C-13-1 — Stopping, standing or parking outside of business or residence districts; penalty
- § 17C-13-2 — Officers authorized to remove illegally stopped vehicles
- § 17C-13-3 — Stopping, standing or parking prohibited in specified places; penalty
- § 17C-13-4 — Right and left parallel parking; angle parking; highway signs restricting parking, etc.; penalty
- § 17C-13-5 — Removal of vehicles parked, etc., on highways in emergencies; liability for costs of removal and storage; liens for towing and storage
- § 17C-13-6 — Stopping, standing, or parking privileges for persons with a mobility impairment; disabled veterans; definitions; qualification; special regist
- § 17C-13-7 — Signs on workers' and church buses; when lawful for such buses to stop on highways and streets
- § 17C-13-8 — Disabled parking places on private facilities; signs designating places
- § 17C-13A-1 — Definitions
- § 17C-13A-2 — Restrictions on idling
- § 17C-13A-3 — Exceptions
- § 17C-13A-4 — Increase of weight limit
- § 17C-13A-5 — Penalties
- § 17C-13A-6 — Notification
- § 17C-13A-7 — Enforcement
- § 17C-13A-8 — Permanent idling restriction signs
- § 17C-13A-9 — Preemption
- § 17C-14-10 — Crossing fire hose; penalty
- § 17C-14-11 — Putting glass, etc., on highway
- § 17C-14-12 — School bus rules
- § 17C-14-13 — Vehicles parked on private property; penalty
- § 17C-14-14 — Unlawful to litter from motor vehicle; penalty; rule making
- § 17C-14-15 — Electronically Distracted Driving Act
- § 17C-14-2 — Limitations on backing; penalty
- § 17C-14-3 — § 17C-14-3
- § 17C-14-4 — Obstruction to driver's view or driving mechanism; penalty
- § 17C-14-5 — Passengers in seat with operator; penalty
- § 17C-14-6 — Passengers on running board; penalty
- § 17C-14-7 — Driving on mountain highways; penalty
- § 17C-14-8 — Coasting prohibited; penalty
- § 17C-14-9 — Following authorized emergency vehicles; penalty
- § 17C-15-1 — Unsafe and improperly equipped vehicles; additional parts and accessories; applicability of article to farm and road equipment
- § 17C-15-10 — Color of clearance lamps, side marker lamps and reflectors
- § 17C-15-11 — Mounting of reflectors, clearance lamps and side marker lamps
- § 17C-15-12 — Visibility of reflectors, clearance lamps and marker lamps
- § 17C-15-13 — Obstructed lights not required to be lighted
- § 17C-15-14 — Lamp or flag on projecting load
- § 17C-15-15 — Lamps on parked vehicles
- § 17C-15-16 — Lamps on animal-drawn and other vehicles and equipment
- § 17C-15-17 — Spot lamps and other auxiliary lamps
- § 17C-15-18 — Signal lamps and signal devices
- § 17C-15-19 — Additional lighting equipment
- § 17C-15-2 — When lighted lamps are required
- § 17C-15-20 — Multiple-beam road-lighting equipment -- Requirements generally
- § 17C-15-21 — Same -- Use of; dimming lights upon approaching or overtaking
- § 17C-15-22 — Single-beam road-lighting equipment
- § 17C-15-23 — Lighting equipment on motorcycles, motor-driven cycles and mopeds
- § 17C-15-24 — Alternate road-lighting equipment
- § 17C-15-25 — Number of driving lamps required or permitted
- § 17C-15-26 — Special restrictions on lamps
- § 17C-15-27 — Standards for lights on snow removal equipment
- § 17C-15-28 — Selling and using unapproved lamps or equipment; legibility of name, etc., of approved equipment; use of improperly mounted, etc., equipment
- § 17C-15-3 — Visibility distance and mounted height of lamps
- § 17C-15-30 — Revocation of certificate of approval on lighting devices
- § 17C-15-31 — Brakes -- Generally
- § 17C-15-32 — Brakes on motorcycles, motor-driven cycles and mopeds
- § 17C-15-33 — Horns and warning devices
- § 17C-15-34 — Mufflers; prevention of noise, fumes and smoke
- § 17C-15-35 — Mirrors
- § 17C-15-36 — Windshields must be unobstructed and equipped with wipers
- § 17C-15-37 — Tire equipment restrictions; rules and regulations as to certain tires
- § 17C-15-39 — Flares and other warning devices to be carried in certain vehicles
- § 17C-15-4 — Head lamps on motor vehicles
- § 17C-15-40 — Display of warning devices when vehicle is disabled
- § 17C-15-41 — Vehicles transporting explosives
- § 17C-15-42 — Video screens, video monitors and television receivers in view of driver prohibited; exceptions
- § 17C-15-43 — Vehicles to be equipped with safety belts
- § 17C-15-44 — Safety equipment and requirements for motorcyclists, motorcycles, motor-driven cycles and mopeds; motorcycle safety standards and education co
- § 17C-15-45 — Certification labels on mopeds
- § 17C-15-46 — Child passenger safety devices required; child safety seats and booster seats
- § 17C-15-47 — Commercial towing vehicles to employ safety chains
- § 17C-15-48 — Alteration of motor vehicles; bumper height limits; other modifications; exceptions; required inspection; and rules of division of public safe
- § 17C-15-49 — Operation of vehicles with safety belts; exception; penalty; educational program by West Virginia State Police
- § 17C-15-5 — Tail lamps
- § 17C-15-50 — Air bag fraud; counterfeit and nonfunctional air bags prohibited; penalties; applicability; exceptions
- § 17C-15-6 — Penalty for violations of the provisions of this article
- § 17C-15-7 — § 17C-15-7
- § 17C-15-8 — Application of §§ 17C-15-9 to 17C-15-13
- § 17C-15-9 — Additional lighting and reflector equipment required on certain vehicles
- § 17C-16-1 — Vehicles not to operate without required equipment or in unsafe condition
- § 17C-16-2 — Inspection by department of public safety
- § 17C-16-3 — Owners and drivers to comply with inspection laws
- § 17C-16-4 — Superintendent of the West Virginia State Police to require periodic inspection; acceptance of certificate of inspection from another state; su
- § 17C-16-5 — Permit for official inspection stations; fees for and certificate of inspection
- § 17C-16-6 — Assignment, transfer, and posting of official inspection station permit; issuance and record of certificate of inspection; inspection fee
- § 17C-16-7 — Improper representation as official stations
- § 17C-16-8 — False certificates
- § 17C-16-9 — Operation without certificate or failure to produce certificate; penalty for misdemeanor
- § 17C-17-1 — Unlawful to exceed size and weight limitations; application of article to fire apparatus, farm machinery, etc.;"operate a vehicle or combi
- § 17C-17-10 — Officers may weigh, measure or examine vehicles and require removal or rearrangement of excess loads
- § 17C-17-11 — Permits for excess size and weight
- § 17C-17-12 — When state road commission or local authorities may restrict right to use highways
- § 17C-17-13 — Liability for damage to highway or structure
- § 17C-17-14 — Penalties for violation of weight laws; impounding vehicles