(a) The driver of any vehicle shall obey the traffic-control instructions of any law-enforcement officer or persons authorized by the commissioner of highways or by proper local authorities to operate traffic-control devices, act as flagmen or operate authorized vehicles engaged in work at or near the site of street or highway construction maintenance work, for the purpose of regulating, warning or guiding traffic, subject to the exceptions granted the driver of an authorized emergency vehicle in this chapter.
(b) Any person failing to comply with the requirements of this section 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.
Structure West Virginia Code
Chapter 17C. Traffic Regulations and Laws of the Road
Article 3. Traffic Signs, Signals and Markings
§17C-3-1. Adoption of Manual and Specifications for Uniform System of Traffic-Control Devices
§17C-3-2. Placing and Maintaining Traffic-Control Devices and Signs on State Highways
§17C-3-3. Local Traffic-Control Devices
§17C-3-4b. Traffic Violations in Construction Zones; Posting Requirement; Criminal Penalty
§17C-3-5. Traffic-Control Signal Legend
§17C-3-6. Pedestrian Walk and Wait Signals; Penalty
§17C-3-9. Interference With Official Traffic-Control Devices or Railroad Signs or Signals
§17C-3-10. Interference With Official Traffic-Control Devices by Infrared or Electronic Devices