{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-17c-14-9","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 17C-14-9","heading":"Following authorized emergency vehicles; penalty.","body":"(a) The driver of any vehicle other than one on official business may not follow any authorized emergency vehicle traveling in response to a fire alarm or other emergency closer than five hundred feet or drive into or park such vehicle within the block where such authorized emergency vehicle has stopped in answer to a fire alarm or other emergency.\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 14. MISCELLANEOUS RULES."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/17C-14-9/","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":"0d38c97edd42f37818523f1034ff923cfbddb49bea9ab0e0ff9a6391081366c4","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-17c-14-8","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-17c-14-9a"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}