H. B. 4757
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(By Delegate Wills)
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[Introduced February 25, 2000; referred to the
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Committee on Political Subdivisions then the Judiciary.]
A BILL to amend and reenact section thirty-four, article one,
chapter seventeen-c of the code of West Virginia, one thousand
nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, relating to providing for
automatic adoption of laws by municipalities of the traffic
regulations and laws of the road applicable in chapter
seventeen-c of said code; and authorizing the municipalities
to add to or delete from these laws according to the local
needs.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
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That section thirty-four, article one, 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 1. WORDS AND PHRASES DEFINED.
§17C-1-34. Local authorities.
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"Local authorities" means every county, municipal and other
local board or body having authority to enact laws relating to
traffic under the constitution and laws of this state.
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The traffic regulations and laws of the road contained in this
article, as amended from time to time by the Legislature, are
automatically a part of municipal codes. Any municipality may add
to these laws or delete from them according to the local needs.
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NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to provide that the traffic
regulations and laws of the road applicable in chapter seventeen-c
of the code are automatically part of municipal codes. It
authorizes the municipalities to add to or delete from these laws
according to the local needs.
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Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from
the present law, and underscoring indicates new language that would
be added.