{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-20-9-6","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 20-9-6","heading":"Penalties.","body":"(a) A boat dock or marina owner or operator who violates sections two or three of this article and the violation does not result in the injury or death of a person, shall, for the first offense, be issued a warning citation with no court appearance or penalty, and for a second or subsequent offense, be fined $100. After a boat dock or marina owner or operator is put on notice of a violation of sections two or three of this article and is directed to cure the violation within a certain amount of time, each and every day that the violation continues after the time given to cure shall constitute a separate offense.\n(b) A boat dock or marina owner or operator who violates sections two or three of this article, and the violation results in the injury of a person, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be fined not more than $500, and for a second offense or subsequent offense shall be fined not more than $1,000 or confined in jail for not more than six months, or both fined and confined.\n(c) A boat dock or marina owner who violates sections two or three of this article, and the violation results in the death of a person, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall fined not more than $1,000 or confined in jail for not more than one year, or both fined and confined.","path":["CHAPTER 20. NATURAL RESOURCES.","ARTICLE 9. BOAT DOCK AND MARINA SAFETY REQUIREMENTS -- THE MICHAEL CUNNINGHAM ACT."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/20-9-6/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:25:37Z","sha256":"5a208ca7b56c27c375e1495e75fcceda6b259be0c8fcf0b704a72dc19dde334b","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-20-9-5","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-20-10-1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}