{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-20-7-17","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 20-7-17","heading":"Motorboat muffling.","body":"The exhaust of every internal combustion engine used on any motorboat shall be effectively muffled by equipment so constructed and used as to muffle the noise of the exhaust in a reasonable manner. The use of cutouts is prohibited, except for motorboats competing in a regatta or boat race approved as provided in section twenty of this article, and for such motorboats while on trial runs during a period not to exceed seventy-two hours immediately preceding such regatta or race, and for such motorboats while competing in official trials for speed records during a period not to exceed seventy-two hours immediately following such regatta or race.","path":["CHAPTER 20. NATURAL RESOURCES.","ARTICLE 7. LAW ENFORCEMENT, MOTORBOATING, LITTER."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/20-7-17/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:25:36Z","sha256":"5be11bff8362e45126bd08bc3f466c6500fe71a837a8782caf36c45e79e91400","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-20-7-16","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-20-7-18"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}