{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-17c-17-13","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 17C-17-13","heading":"Liability for damage to highway or structure.","body":"(a) The owner, lessee or borrower of any vehicle, object, or contrivance driven or moved upon any highway or highway structure shall be liable for all damage which said highway or structure may sustain as a result of any illegal operation, driving, or moving of such vehicle, object, or contrivance, or as a result of operating, driving, or moving any vehicle, object, or contrivance weighing in excess of the maximum weight in this chapter but authorized by a special permit issued as provided in this article.\n(b) Such damage may be recovered in civil action brought by the authorities in control of such highway or highway structure.","path":["CHAPTER 17C. TRAFFIC REGULATIONS AND LAWS OF THE ROAD.","ARTICLE 17. SIZE, WEIGHT AND LOAD."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/17C-17-13/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:24:26Z","sha256":"e5b65e496c538a23d42125e3a4341e67dc3a03ce75fe2110923c5e8e06ee6530","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-17c-17-12","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-17c-17-14"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}