{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-17-18-8","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 17-18-8","heading":"Forfeiture for unlawful transportation.","body":"In the case of a watercourse over which there is a lawfully established ferry, if any person, his horse or carriage, be unlawfully transported for reward over such watercourse, the person so transporting the same shall forfeit $20 to the proprietor of such ferry over such watercourse as is nearest to the place of such transportation.","path":["CHAPTER 17. ROADS AND HIGHWAYS.","ARTICLE 18. FERRIES AND WHARVES."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/17-18-8/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:24:05Z","sha256":"013f4c736711e1b0ac0cd26cedbcb3dd04e63c3975acab0c700e01ac95659a1f","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-17-18-7","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-17-18-9"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}