West Virginia Code
Article 15. Equipment
§17C-15-6. Penalty for Violations of the Provisions of This Article

(a) Unless otherwise provided for in this article and, except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this section, any person violating the provisions of this article is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not more than $100; upon a second conviction within one year thereafter, shall be fined not more than $200; and upon a third or subsequent conviction, shall be fined not more than $500.
(b) Any person violating the provisions of sections thirty-one or thirty-two of this article is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not more than $100, or confined in the county or regional jail for not more than ten days, or both; upon a second conviction within one year thereafter, shall be fined not more than $200, or confined in the county or regional jail for not more than twenty days, or both; and upon a third or subsequent conviction, shall be fined not more than $500, or confined in the county or regional jail not more than six months, or both.

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West Virginia Code

Chapter 17C. Traffic Regulations and Laws of the Road

Article 15. Equipment

§17C-15-1. Unsafe and Improperly Equipped Vehicles; Additional Parts and Accessories; Applicability of Article to Farm and Road Equipment

§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-15-5. Tail Lamps

§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-15-28. Selling and Using Unapproved Lamps or Equipment; Legibility of Name, etc., of Approved Equipment; Use of Improperly Mounted, etc., 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-15-35. Mirrors

§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-15-42. 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 Committee

§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 Safety

§17C-15-49. Operation of Vehicles With Safety Belts; Exception; Penalty; Educational Program by West Virginia State Police

§17C-15-49a. Admissibility of Use or Nonuse of Safety Belts in Civil Actions

§17C-15-50. Air Bag Fraud; Counterfeit and Nonfunctional Air Bags Prohibited; Penalties; Applicability; Exceptions