{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-8-12-5d","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 8-12-5d","heading":"Regulation of amateur radio antennas.","body":"(a) Any municipal ordinance or order concerning the regulation or placement of amateur radio antennas must:\n(1) Comply with all Federal Communications Commission regulations and its rulings and orders;\n(2) Reasonably accommodate amateur radio communications; and\n(3) Represent the minimum practicable regulation to accomplish the municipality's legitimate purpose.\n(b) Nothing in this section shall be deemed to prohibit a municipal governing body from taking action to protect or preserve historic buildings, structures, sites and districts that have been established by federal, state or local law.","path":["CHAPTER 8. MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS.","ARTICLE 12. GENERAL AND SPECIFIC POWERS, DUTIES AND ALLIED RELATIONS OF MUNICIPALITIES, GOVERNING BODIES AND MUNICIPAL OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES; SUITS AGAINST MUNICIPALITIES."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/8-12-5D/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:20:46Z","sha256":"d23761ee39f12af07ed7e339600ecb5e7a00ec65024b18f5c1435df9eaf0bb7f","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-8-12-5c","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-8-12-5e"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}