H. B. 4373
(By Mr. Speaker, Mr. Kiss, and Delegates
Iaquinta, Browning, Foster, Beane, Crosier and Varner)
[Introduced February 9, 2004; referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary.]
A BILL to amend the code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by
adding thereto a new section, designated
§17C-3-10
, relating
to making it a crime to alter a traffic-control device with an
infrared or electronic device; and providing for penalties.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, be amended
by adding thereto a new section, designated
§17C-3-10
, to read as
follows:
ARTICLE 3. TRAFFIC SIGNS, SIGNALS AND MARKINGS.
§17C-3-10. Interference with official traffic-control devices by
infrared or electronic devices.
Any person who uses an infrared or electronic device to alter
a traffic-control device is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon
conviction thereof, shall be fined not more than five hundred
dollars or imprisoned in the county or regional jail not more than three days, or both fined and imprisoned. For a second or
subsequent offense under this section, the person is guilty of a
misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not more
than one thousand dollars or imprisoned in the county or regional
jail not more than six days. For a third offense under this
section, the person is guilty of a felony and, upon conviction
thereof, shall be fined
not less than five hundred dollars nor more
than five thousand dollars or imprisoned in a state correctional
facility for not less than one year nor more than three years
, or
both fined and imprisoned.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to
make altering a
traffic-control device with an infrared or electronic device a
crime and setting penalties.
This section is new; therefore, strike-throughs and
underscoring have been omitted.
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