303.01 Authority of Police and Fire Department officials.
303.02 Application to vehicles upon streets and highways; exceptions.
303.03 Obedience to police officers; fleeing.
303.04 Application to government vehicles; exception.
303.05 Authorized emergency vehicles.
303.06 Application to persons riding animals or driving animal-drawn vehicles.
303.07 Impounding of vehicles; redemption.
303.08 State laws adopted.
303.09 Rights of owners of real property.
303.10 Violations involving vehicles in motion.
303.99 Penalty.
CROSS REFERENCES
See sectional histories for similar State law
Disposition of abandoned vehicles - see W. Va. Code 17-24-5 et seq.
Uniform application of West Virginia traffic law - see W. Va. Code 17C-2-7
Power of local authorities - see W. Va. Code 17C-2-8
(a) It shall be the duty of the officers of the Police Department to enforce all street traffic laws of this Municipality and all of the State vehicle laws applicable to street traffic in this Municipality.
(b) Officers of the Police Department are hereby authorized to direct all traffic by voice, hand or signal in conformance with traffic laws; provided that in the event of a fire or other emergency or to expedite traffic or to safeguard pedestrians, officers of the Police Department may direct traffic as conditions may require notwithstanding the provisions of the traffic laws.
(c) Officers of the Fire Department, when at the scene of a fire, may direct or assist the police in directing traffic thereat or in the immediate vicinity.
The provisions of this Traffic Code relating to the operation of vehicles refer exclusively to the operation of vehicles upon streets and highways except:
(a) Where a different place is specifically referred to in a given section.
(WVaC 17C-2-1)
(a) No person shall willfully fail or refuse to comply with a lawful order or direction of any police officer or designated special officer invested by law with authority to direct, control or regulate traffic.
(WVaC 17C-2-3(c))
(b) No person shall operate a vehicle so as to willfully elude or flee a police officer or designated special officer after receiving a visible or audible signal from such an officer to bring his vehicle to a stop.
(a) The provisions of this Traffic Code applicable to the drivers of vehicles upon the streets or highways shall apply to the drivers of all vehicles owned or operated by the United States, this State, or any county, Municipality, town, district or any other political subdivision of the State, except as provided in this section and subject to such specific exceptions as are set forth in this Traffic Code with reference to authorized emergency vehicles.
(b) Unless specifically made applicable, the provisions of this Traffic Code shall not apply to persons, teams, motor vehicles and other equipment while actually engaged in work upon the surface of a street or highway but shall apply to such persons and vehicles when traveling to or from such work. (WVaC 17C-2-4)
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