Senate Bill No. 584
(By Senator Minard)
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[Introduced February 20, 2004; referred to the Committee on the
Judiciary.]
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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 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 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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