{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-5-6-16","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 5-6-16","heading":"Sloped roofs required.","body":"Notwithstanding any other provision of this code to the contrary, after June 1, 1999, any new building, which includes a roof, designed, constructed and maintained with public funds of the state, a county or a municipality shall have a roof of sufficient slope so that water will not accumulate into a pool on any area of the roof, in accordance with the current state building code as it relates to roofs and roof structures.","path":["CHAPTER 5. GENERAL POWERS AND AUTHORITY OF THE GOVERNOR, SECRETARY OF STATE AND ATTORNEY GENERAL; BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS; MISCELLANEOUS AGENCIES, COMMISSIONS, OFFICES, PROGRAMS, ETC.","ARTICLE 6. STATE BUILDINGS."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/5-6-16/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:19:49Z","sha256":"baab55a362337ee6670acc7a613e36f3a8709c2655fb1e6dc33af2c635f4d9b8","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-5-6-15","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-5-6-17"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}