H. B. 2814
(By Delegates Butcher, Wright,
Hrutkay, Ferrell and Warner)
[Introduced January 31, 2003; referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary.]
A BILL to amend and reenact section six, article nine, chapter
seventeen-c of the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine
hundred thirty-one, as amended, relating to moving traffic
regulations generally and increasing the penalty for failure
of a driver to yield the right-of-way.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That section six, article nine, chapter seventeen-c of the
code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as
amended, be amended and reenacted to read as follows:
ARTICLE 9. RIGHT-OF-WAY.
§17C-9-6. Misdemeanor to violate provisions of article; penalty.
Any person violating the provisions of this article is guilty
of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not more than one hundred dollars; upon a second conviction within one
year thereafter, shall be fined not more than two hundred dollars;
and upon a third or subsequent conviction, shall be fined not more
than five hundred dollars shall be fined not more than five hundred
dollars; upon a second conviction within one year thereafter, shall
be fined not more than one thousand dollars; and upon a third or
subsequent conviction, shall be fined not more than one thousand
dollars or confined in the county or regional jail for not more
than ten days, or both fined and imprisoned.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to increase the misdemeanor
penalties for failure to yield the right-of-way.
Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from
the present law, and underscoring indicates new language that would
be added.