{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-17c-12-6","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 17C-12-6","heading":"Stopping before emerging from alley or private driveway; penalty.","body":"(a) The driver of a vehicle within a business or residence district emerging from any alley, driveway, or building shall stop such vehicle immediately prior to driving onto a sidewalk or onto the sidewalk area extending across any alleyway or private driveway, and shall yield the right-of-way to any pedestrian as may be necessary to avoid collision, and upon entering the roadway shall yield the right-of-way to all vehicles approaching on said roadway.\n(b) Any person violating the provisions 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.","path":["CHAPTER 17C. TRAFFIC REGULATIONS AND LAWS OF THE ROAD.","ARTICLE 12. SPECIAL STOPS REQUIRED."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/17C-12-6/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:24:23Z","sha256":"0852d7f75e83109638532196cc035b8e4505b855a4f46e09c29bbbedc4bc3dde","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-17c-12-5","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-17c-12-7"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}