{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-17c-15-6","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 17C-15-6","heading":"Penalty for violations of the provisions of this article.","body":"(a) Unless otherwise provided for in this article and, except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this section, any person violating the provisions of this article 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.\n(b) Any person violating the provisions of sections thirty-one or thirty-two of this article is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not more than $100, or confined in the county or regional jail for not more than ten days, or both; upon a second conviction within one year thereafter, shall be fined not more than $200, or confined in the county or regional jail for not more than twenty days, or both; and upon a third or subsequent conviction, shall be fined not more than $500, or confined in the county or regional jail not more than six months, or both.","path":["CHAPTER 17C. TRAFFIC REGULATIONS AND LAWS OF THE ROAD.","ARTICLE 15. EQUIPMENT."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/17C-15-6/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:24:24Z","sha256":"4b71a9a1fe9bb16879294f9db4e3f4185d06cba537237f12c62a19df989f30e3","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-17c-15-5","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-17c-15-7"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}