(a) No person shall have for sale, sell, or offer for sale for use upon or as a part of the equipment of a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer, or use upon any such vehicle any head lamp, auxiliary, or fog lamp, rear lamp, signal lamp, or reflector, which reflector is required hereunder, or parts of any of the foregoing which tend to change the original design or performance, unless of a type which has been submitted to the state road commissioner and approved by him The foregoing provisions of this section shall not apply to equipment in actual use when this section is adopted or replacement parts therefor, provided that such equipment complies with the laws relating thereto prior to the enactment hereof.
(b) No person shall have for sale, sell, or offer for sale for use upon or as a part of the equipment of a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer any lamp or device mentioned in this section which has been approved by the state road commissioner unless such lamp or device bears thereon the trademark or name under which it is approved so as to be legible when installed.
(c) No person shall use upon any motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer any lamps mentioned in this section unless said lamps are mounted, adjusted and aimed in accordance with instructions of the state road commissioner.
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