{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-20-7-20a","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 20-7-20a","heading":"Personal watercraft operation and towing exemptions.","body":"(a) The provisions of sections eighteen-d and nineteen-a do not apply to a performer engaged in a professional exhibition or a person engaging in an officially sanctioned regatta, race, marine parade, tournament, exhibition, or water safety demonstration.\n(b) The provisions of sections eighteen-d and nineteen-a do not apply to a person who holds a valid master's, mate's, or operator's license issued by the United States Coast Guard while performing his or her official duties.","path":["CHAPTER 20. NATURAL RESOURCES.","ARTICLE 7. LAW ENFORCEMENT, MOTORBOATING, LITTER."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/20-7-20A/","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":"27b7fe6270178f9f2fa951c0e750ad039ea2c12b3421a2adc9208153c8207d50","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-20-7-20","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-20-7-21"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}