West Virginia Code > Chapter 17C > Article 2 – Obedience to and Effect of Traffic Laws


17C-2-1	Provisions of chapter refer to vehicles upon streets and highways; exceptions
17C-2-2	Required obedience to traffic laws
17C-2-3	Enforcement of chapter; designation and power of special officers; bond of special officers; failure to obey police officer or special officers
17C-2-4	Obedience to chapter of public officers and employees; chapter inapplicable to persons engaged in highway surface work
17C-2-5	Authorized emergency vehicles
17C-2-6	Traffic laws apply to persons riding animals or driving animal-drawn vehicles
17C-2-7	Uniformity of provisions of chapter throughout state
17C-2-8	Powers of local authorities
17C-2-9	Chapter not to interfere with rights of owners of real property

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Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
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