West Virginia § 17-17-12 - 17-17-12. Failure to provide gatekeeper and to allow prompt passage.
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§ 17-17-12. 17-17-12. Failure to provide gatekeeper and to allow prompt passage.
If at any toll bridge without an electronic toll collection system there be a failure to give any person or property a passage over the same in a reasonable time, the proprietor thereof shall forfeit to such person not less than $2 nor more than $20. If the keeper of any toll bridge without an electronic toll collection system shall absent himself therefrom without leaving any person in charge of the gates thereon, he shall leave the gates open. Any keeper of a toll bridge without an electronic toll collection who shall fail to comply with the requirements of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined $50 for every such offense; and any person injured by such failure shall be entitled to recover therefor from such keeper all damages sustained thereby.
Source: official West Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does West Virginia Code § 17-17-12 cover?
Section 17-17-12 ("17-17-12. Failure to provide gatekeeper and to allow prompt passage.") is part of the West Virginia Code, the codified statutory law of West Virginia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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