West Virginia Code 20-17-7 – Requirements for trail users and prohibited acts; criminal penalties
(a) An authority may require recreational users to wear protective helmets or use safety equipment that the authority determines to be appropriate for the recreational activity in which the user is engaged.
Terms Used In West Virginia Code 20-17-7
- Authority: means a multicounty trail network authority created pursuant to this article. See West Virginia Code 20-17-2
- Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
- Person: means any public or private corporation, institution, association, society, firm, organization, or company organized or existing under the laws of this or any other state or country. See West Virginia Code 20-17-2
- Recreational area: means the recreational trails and appurtenant facilities, including trail head centers, parking areas, camping facilities, picnic areas, recreational areas, historic or cultural interpretive sites, and other facilities or attractions that are a part of a multicounty trail network authority system. See West Virginia Code 20-17-2
(b) Each trail user operating a bicycle or mountain bicycle shall obey all traffic laws, traffic-control devices, and signs within the recreational area, including those which restrict trails to certain types of bicycles or mountain bicycles.
(c) Each trail user shall at all times remain within and on a designated and marked trail while within the recreational area.
(d) A person may not ignite or maintain any fire within the recreational area except in a designated camp site.
(e) A person may not operate a motor vehicle within the recreational area unless the person is authorized to operate a motor vehicle in the area to perform maintenance services or emergency response.
(f) A person who violates any provision of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be fined not more than $100. Prosecution or conviction for the misdemeanor described in this subsection shall not prevent or disqualify any other civil or criminal remedies for the conduct prohibited by this section.