West Virginia Code
Article 17. Size, Weight and Load
§17C-17-6. Loads to Be Securely Fastened and Not Allowed to Leak, Escape, etc.

(a) No vehicle or combination of vehicles shall be operated on any highway unless such vehicle or combination of vehicles is so constructed or loaded as to prevent any of its load from dropping, sifting, leaking, or otherwise escaping therefrom, except that sand may be dropped for the purpose of securing traction, or water or other substance may be sprinkled on a roadway in cleaning or maintaining such roadway.
(b) It shall be unlawful to operate on any highway any vehicle or combination of vehicles with any load unless said load and any covering thereon is securely fastened so as to prevent said covering or load from becoming loose, detached, or in any manner a hazard to other users of the highway.

Structure West Virginia Code

West Virginia Code

Chapter 17C. Traffic Regulations and Laws of the Road

Article 17. Size, Weight and Load

§17C-17-1. Unlawful to Exceed Size and Weight Limitations; Application of Article to Fire Apparatus, Farm Machinery, etc.;"operate a Vehicle or Combination of Vehicles" Construed

§17C-17-2. Width of Vehicles

§17C-17-3. Projecting Loads on Passenger Vehicles

§17C-17-4. Height and Length of Vehicles and Loads

§17C-17-5. Special Load Limits

§17C-17-6. Loads to Be Securely Fastened and Not Allowed to Leak, Escape, etc.

§17C-17-6a. Vehicles Transporting Compressed Gas Containers

§17C-17-7. Trailers and Towed Vehicles

§17C-17-8. Single-Axle Load Limit

§17C-17-8a. Tandem-Axle Load Limit for the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways

§17C-17-9. Gross Weight of Vehicles and Loads for the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways

§17C-17-9a. Gross Weight of Vehicles and Loads

§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-17-11a. Authority of Commissioner of the Department of Highways to Increase Weight Limitations Upon Highways Designated by Him

§17C-17-11b. Authority of State Road Commissioner to Increase Length Limitations Upon Highways Designated by Him

§17C-17-11c. Designating an Industrial Road; Setting Weight Limits

§17C-17-11d. Establishing Maximum Road Highway Weights

§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