West Virginia Code
Article 7. Law Enforcement, Motorboating, Litter
§20-7-20a. Personal Watercraft Operation and Towing Exemptions

(a) The provisions of sections eighteen-d and nineteen-a do not apply to a performer engaged in a professional exhibition or a person engaging in an officially sanctioned regatta, race, marine parade, tournament, exhibition, or water safety demonstration.
(b) The provisions of sections eighteen-d and nineteen-a do not apply to a person who holds a valid master's, mate's, or operator's license issued by the United States Coast Guard while performing his or her official duties.

Structure West Virginia Code

West Virginia Code

Chapter 20. Natural Resources

Article 7. Law Enforcement, Motorboating, Litter

§20-7-1. Chief Natural Resources Police Officer; Natural Resources Police Officers; Special and Emergency Natural Resources Police Officers; Subsistence Allowance; Expenses

§20-7-1a. Natural Resources Police Officer Salary Increase Based on Length of Service

§20-7-1b. Designation of Certain Federal Law-Enforcement Officers as Special Natural Resources Police Officers

§20-7-1c. Natural Resources Police Officer, Ranks, Salary Schedule, Base Pay, Exceptions

§20-7-1d. Awarding Service Weapon Upon Retirement; Disposal of Service Weapon When Replaced Due to Routine Wear; and Furnishing Uniform for Burial

§20-7-1e. Natural Resources Police Officers Failure to Perform Duties; Penalty; Providing Extraordinary Law Enforcement or Security Services by Contract

§20-7-1f. Awarding Service Weapon to Special Natural Resources Police Officers Upon Retirement; Disposal of Service Weapon When Replaced Due to Routine Wear; Furnishing Uniform for Burial

§20-7-2. Qualifications of Natural Resources Police Officers; Right of Retired Officer to Receive Complete Standard Uniform; Right of Retired Officer to Acquire Uniform; and Right of Retired Officer to Acquire Badge

§20-7-3. Powers and Duties of Other Law Officers

§20-7-4. Powers and Duties of Natural Resources Police Officers

§20-7-4a. Arrest Procedure

§20-7-4b. Record of Cases

§20-7-5. Enforcement of Chapter

§20-7-6. Prosecutions Under Chapter; Attorney Services; Costs

§20-7-7. Conspiracy to Violate Chapter; Withholding Information; Obstructing Officers

§20-7-8. Seizure and Disposition of Property Used for Illegal Purpose

§20-7-9. Violations of Chapter Generally; Penalties

§20-7-10. Justice of Peace Jurisdiction Under Chapter

§20-7-11. Motorboats and Other Terms Defined

§20-7-12. Motorboat Identification Numbers Required; Application for Numbers; Fee; Displaying; Reciprocity; Change of Ownership; Conformity With United States Regulations; Records; Renewal of Certificate; Transfer of Interest, Abandonment, etc.; Chan...

§20-7-12a. Payment of Personal Property Taxes Prerequisite to Application for Certificate or Renewal of Number; Duties of Assessors; Schedule of Motorboat Values

§20-7-12b. Boating Safety Education Certificate

§20-7-13. Motorboat Classification; Required Lights and Equipment; Rules and Regulations; Pilot Rules

§20-7-14. Motorboats Exempt From Numbering

§20-7-15. Dealers' and Manufacturers' Certificate of Number; Applications and Fees

§20-7-16. Boat Liveries

§20-7-17. Motorboat Muffling

§20-7-18. Care in Handling Watercraft; Duty to Render Aid After a Collision, Accident, or Casualty; Accident Reports

§20-7-18a. Negligent Homicide; Penalties

§20-7-18b. Operating Under Influence of Alcohol, Controlled Substances or Drugs; Penalties

§20-7-18c. Implied Consent to Test; Administration at Direction of Law-Enforcement Officer

§20-7-18d. Operation of Personal Watercrafts

§20-7-19. Water Skiing and Surfboarding

§20-7-19a. Towing Water Skiers and Towables

§20-7-20. Regattas, Races and Exhibitions; Applications and Permits

§20-7-20a. Personal Watercraft Operation and Towing Exemptions

§20-7-21. Responsibility of Owner, etc., for Incapable Operators of Motorboats

§20-7-22. General Rules and Regulations for Motorboating; Special Rules

§20-7-22a. Agency Rule Making for Personal Watercrafts

§20-7-23. Local Rules