West Virginia Code > Chapter 20 > Article 19 – Motorsport Responsibility Act


20-19-1	Legislative purposes
20-19-2	Definitions
20-19-3	Duties of motorsport operators
20-19-4	Duties of motorsport participants
20-19-5	Liability of motorsport operators
20-19-6	Liability of motorsport participants
20-19-7	Rules
20-19-8	No abrogation of common law and statutory defenses

Common law: The legal system that originated in England and is now in use in the United States. It is based on judicial decisions rather than legislative action.
Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). ^{Source: OCC}
Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
Person: except as otherwise defined elsewhere in this chapter, means the plural "persons" and shall include individuals, partnerships, corporations or other legal entities. See West Virginia Code 20-1-2
State: when applied to a part of the United States and not restricted by the context, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" also include the said district and territories. See West Virginia Code 2-2-10
Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.