§ 71.021 CHARGING SPEED VIOLATIONS; RULE IN CIVIL ACTIONS.
   (A)   In every charge of violation of any speed regulation in this subchapter, the complaint, and also the summons or notice to appear, shall specify the speed at which the defendant is alleged to have driven and also the speed applicable within the district or at the location, and in the event a charge shall also be made of violation of any other provision of this Traffic Code, the complaint and the summons or notice to appear shall also specify such other offense alleged to have been committed.
   (B)   The provisions of this subchapter declaring speed limitations shall not be construed to relieve the plaintiff in any civil action from the burden of proving negligence on the part of the defendant as the proximate cause of an accident.
(Ord. 8, passed 8-18-2020)
Statutory reference:
   Related provisions, see W. Va. Code § 17C-6-6