(a) It is a misdemeanor for any person to drive or move or for the owner to cause or knowingly permit to be driven or moved on any highway any vehicle or combination of vehicles which is in such unsafe condition as to endanger any person, or which does not contain those parts or is not at all times equipped with such lamps and other equipment in proper condition and adjustment as required in this article, or which is equipped in any manner in violation of this article, or for any person to do any act forbidden or fail to perform any act required under this article.
(b) Nothing contained in this article shall be construed to prohibit the use of additional parts and accessories on any vehicle not inconsistent with the provisions of this article.
(c) The provisions of this article with respect to equipment on vehicles shall not apply to implements of husbandry, road machinery, road rollers, or farm tractors except as herein made applicable. Every farm tractor equipped with an electric lighting system shall at all times mentioned in section two of this article display a red tail lamp and either multiple-beam or single-beam head lamps meeting the requirements of sections two, twenty and twenty-two of this article, respectively.
Structure West Virginia Code
Chapter 17C. Traffic Regulations and Laws of the Road
§17C-15-2. When Lighted Lamps Are Required
§17C-15-3. Visibility Distance and Mounted Height of Lamps
§17C-15-4. Head Lamps on Motor Vehicles
§17C-15-6. Penalty for Violations of the Provisions of This Article
§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-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-15-20. 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-15-30. 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-15-36. Windshields Must Be Unobstructed and Equipped With Wipers
§17C-15-36a. Sun-Screening Devices; Penalty
§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-15-40. Display of Warning Devices When Vehicle Is Disabled
§17C-15-41. Vehicles Transporting Explosives
§17C-15-43. Vehicles to Be Equipped With Safety Belts
§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-15-49a. Admissibility of Use or Nonuse of Safety Belts in Civil Actions