17C-4-1 Crashes involving death or personal injuries; Erin’s Law
17C-4-2 Crashes involving damage to vehicle
17C-4-3 Duty to give information and render aid
17C-4-4 Duty upon striking unattended vehicle
17C-4-5 Duty upon striking fixtures upon a highway
17C-4-6 Immediate notification of crashes
17C-4-7 Reports of crashes
17C-4-8 When driver unable to report
17C-4-9 Crash report forms
17C-4-10 Penalty for failure to notify law enforcement
17C-4-11 Coroners to report on crash victims
17C-4-12 Garages to report bullet damage
17C-4-14 Division of Highways to tabulate and analyze crash reports
17C-4-15 Any incorporated city, town, etc., may require crash reports
17C-4-16 Crashes involving state and municipal property; reports to be provided
17C-4-17 Notification of landowner when accident damages livestock fence

Terms Used In West Virginia Code > Chapter 17C > Article 4 - Accidents

  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • in writing: includes any representation of words, letters, or figures, whether by printing, engraving, writing, or otherwise. See West Virginia Code 2-2-10
  • 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.
  • 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
  • Town: includes a city, village or town, and the word "council" any body or board, whether composed of one or more branches, which is authorized to make ordinances for the government of a city, town, or village. See West Virginia Code 2-2-10