(a) Except as provided in the provisions of subsection (b) of this section and in addition to any other legal remedy for violation of civil or criminal provisions of this code, any person who violates the provisions of this article or municipal or county ordinance enacted pursuant to the provisions of section three of this article or who owns or has control over an all-terrain vehicle and knowingly permits it to be used in violation of the provisions of this article is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not more than $100.
(b) Any parent, legal guardian or person who has actual responsibility for a child under eighteen years of age who knows or should have known the child is operating or is a passenger on an all-terrain vehicle without a helmet as required by the provisions of section one of this article is guilty of a misdemeanor and, shall, upon conviction, be subject to the following penalties:
(1) For a first offense, a fine of not less than $50 nor more than $100 or not more than ten hours of community service, or both;
(2) For a second offense, a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $200 or not more than twenty hours of community service, or both;
(3) For a third or subsequent offense, a fine of not less than $200 nor more than $500 or not more than one hundred hours of community service, or both.
Structure West Virginia Code
Chapter 17F. All-Terrain Vehicles
Article 1. Regulation of All-Terrain Vehicles
§17F-1-1. Acts Prohibited by Operator; Penalties for Violations
§17F-1-2. Safety Awareness Courses
§17F-1-3. Local Government Authority to Regulate
§17F-1-4. All-Terrain Vehicle Rental Dealers Required to Provide Safety Equipment
§17F-1-5. Private Property Exemption
§17F-1-6. Exemption for Farm, Commercial Use; Current Regulations
§17F-1-7. Applicability of Rules of Operation
§17F-1-9. Definition of All-Terrain and Utility Terrain Vehicle