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 Permitting person to drive unlawfully.
303.08 Traffic citation forms generally.
303.09 Procedure of police officers.
303.10 Disposition and records of traffic citations; warrants.
303.11 Unauthorized cancellation of traffic citations.
303.12 Failure to obey traffic citation.
303.13 Issuance of warrant.
303.14 Record of traffic cases.
303.15 Disposition of fines and forfeitures.
303.16 Adoption of State laws.
303.17 Impounding of vehicles; redemption.
303.18 Rights of owners of real property.
303.99 General Code 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)
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