{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-17c-14-13a","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 17C-14-13a","heading":"Police officers authorized to conduct investigations on private property.","body":"Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, nothing may prohibit any duly authorized municipal police officers, county deputy sheriffs or members of the department of public safety from entering upon private lands in order to investigate a motor vehicle accident when said private lands are open to the use of the public at-large for any purpose.","path":["CHAPTER 17C. TRAFFIC REGULATIONS AND LAWS OF THE ROAD.","ARTICLE 14. MISCELLANEOUS RULES."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/17C-14-13A/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:24:24Z","sha256":"9e31e93d9297c2ce01f687c70cd5be0751ab48b6b9f663da3ab82745b33ef454","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-17c-14-13","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-17c-14-14"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}