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WV Code § 17-22-22 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 17. Roads and Highways|Article 22. Outdoor Advertising|§17-22-22. Penalties; Signs in Violation of Article Declared Nuisance; Abatement

Any person, violating any provision of this article, whether as principal, agent or employee, for which violation no other penalty is prescribed, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not less than $50 nor more than $500; and such person shall be deemed guilty of a separate offense for each month during any portion of which any violation of this article is committed, continued or permitted. The erection or maintenance of any outdoor advertising sign, display, or device in violation of any provision of this article is hereby declared to be a public nuisance, and in addition to other remedies provided in this chapter, the state road commissioner or the prosecuting attorney of the county in which such sign, display, or device is located may apply to the circuit court, or other court of competent jurisdiction of the county wherein such sign, display, or device is located, for an injunction to abate such nuisance.The provisions of this section shall not be deemed to prevent the payment of just compensation for signs, displays or devices required to be removed under sections three, five, six and eight of this article.
WV Code § 17-22-23 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 17. Roads and Highways|Article 22. Outdoor Advertising|§17-22-23. Availability of Funds to Compensate for Required Removal of Signs, etc.

Notwithstanding any other provision of this article to the contrary, no outdoor advertising sign, display or device shall be removed under the provisions of sections three, five, six or eight of this article unless at the time of such removal there are sufficient funds in the special fund created by section ten of this article to pay the affected parties the just and full compensation required to be paid under the provisions of sections five and six of this article.
WV Code § 17-22-24 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 17. Roads and Highways|Article 22. Outdoor Advertising|§17-22-24. Effective Date

The provisions of this article shall take effect on January 1, 1968.
WV Code § 17-22-25 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 17. Roads and Highways|Article 22. Outdoor Advertising|§17-22-25. Separability

The terms of this article are declared to be separable; and should any word, phrase, sentence or section be declared unconstitutional or otherwise invalid, the remainder of this article shall not thereby be affected, but shall remain in full force and effect.
WV Code § 17-23-1 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 17. Roads and Highways|Article 23. Salvage Yards|§17-23-1. Legislative Finding

The Legislature hereby finds and declares that the establishment, operation, maintenance and use of salvage yards in areas adjacent to state roads, including federal-aid interstate and primary roads, is unsightly, visually offensive, depresses the value of the public investment in such roads, detracts from the safety and recreational value of travel thereon and destroys natural beauty, and therefore should be controlled in order to protect the public investment in such highways, to promote the safety and recreational value of public travel thereupon, and to preserve natural beauty.
WV Code § 17-23-3 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 17. Roads and Highways|Article 23. Salvage Yards|§17-23-3. License Required; Issuance; Fee; Renewal; Disposition of Fees

No salvage yard or any part thereof shall be established, operated or maintained without a state license. The commissioner shall have the sole authority to issue such a state license, and he or she shall charge therefore a fee of $200 payable annually in advance. No license shall be issued to any salvage yard that contains more than one hundred waste tires which are not mounted on wheels on vehicles or machines unless the salvage yard has received a license, permit or approval from the Division of Environmental Protection for storage, use or processing of waste tires or has entered into an agreement with the Division of Environmental Protection for the proper disposal of the waste tires. All licenses issued under this section shall expire on January 1, following the date of issuance. A license may be renewed from year to year upon paying the commissioner the sum of $200 for each renewal. All renewal license fees collected under the provisions of this article shall be deposited in the special fund provided for in section ten of this article.
WV Code § 17-23-5 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 17. Roads and Highways|Article 23. Salvage Yards|§17-23-5. Requirements as to Fences

Fences shall be kept in good order and repair and no advertisement shall be permitted thereon other than the name of the licensee and the nature of the business conducted on the premises. The height, location, construction, planting, size and composition of any sign or advertisement and maintenance of fences, living or otherwise, shall conform to such rules and regulations as are promulgated with respect thereto by the commissioner.
WV Code § 17-23-6 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 17. Roads and Highways|Article 23. Salvage Yards|§17-23-6. Payment of Costs of Screening

The costs of screening by fences shall be paid by the salvage yard owner or operator: Provided, That if in the opinion of the commissioner, such screening cannot be accomplished by the usual and ordinary methods, the commissioner may determine and pay such additional costs as are necessary and required to provide effective screening.
WV Code § 17-23-7 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 17. Roads and Highways|Article 23. Salvage Yards|§17-23-7. Exempt Areas in Municipalities

The provisions of this article shall not apply to salvage yards or any parts thereof within municipalities situated in areas zoned industrial, nor to salvage yards or any parts thereof situated in areas within municipalities not zoned industrial but which the commissioner determines are used for industrial activities. The provisions of section four of this article shall not apply to salvage yards within municipalities in existence on the effective date of this article but not required to be licensed under the former provisions of this article, if the view of said salvage yards is effectively screened from the adjacent road by fences.
WV Code § 17-23-8 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 17. Roads and Highways|Article 23. Salvage Yards|§17-23-8. Authority of Commissioner to Remove or Purchase Certain Yards; Restrictions on Relicensing at Location Where Yard Terminated

Whenever a salvage yard is so situated that it or any part thereof is or shall be required to be effectively screened by fences as provided in section four of this article, and the said salvage yard or any part thereof cannot, in the opinion of the commissioner, be effectively screened by fences to comply with the provisions of this article, so that the owner or operator of the salvage yard cannot lawfully continue to operate and do business in compliance with the terms hereof, or if a salvage yard has been abandoned, then and only in such events, the commissioner, in addition to all other powers herein conferred, may (1) with the consent of said owner or operator pay the cost of removal of all salvage and equipment from such salvage yard to such other location as the said owner or operator may direct whereon a salvage yard business may be conducted in compliance with the provisions of this article, or (2) purchase at private sale or acquire by proceeding in eminent domain, in accordance with the provisions of chapter fifty-four of this code, all such property rights and interests, other than title to real property, as are necessary and required to effect a lawful termination of the salvage business conducted on any such salvage yard, or on any part thereof.If any salvage yard at any location is terminated under the provisions of this section or by court order as provided in section nine of this article, the commissioner shall not thereafter license any salvage yard at any such location if such location or any part thereof is (1) within one thousand feet of the nearest edge of the right-of-way of any road within the state road system designated and classified or redesignated and reclassified as expressway, trunkline or feeder, or any road within the state road system designated and classified or redesignated and reclassified for purposes of allocation of federal highway funds as part of the federal-aid interstate or primary systems or (2) within five hundred feet of the nearest edge of the right-of-way of any state local service road unless and until the view of such salvage yard or any part thereof from such state local service road is screened by fences as provided in this article.
WV Code § 17-23-9 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 17. Roads and Highways|Article 23. Salvage Yards|§17-23-9. Violations Declared Public Nuisance; Abatement; Injunctions; Penalties

The establishment, operation or maintenance of a salvage yard or any part thereof in violation of any provision of this article is hereby declared to be a public nuisance, and the commissioner or the prosecuting attorney of the county in which such salvage yard or any part thereof is located shall apply to the circuit court or other court of competent jurisdiction of the county in which said salvage yard or any part thereof is located, for an injunction to abate such nuisance. The court shall have authority to hear and decide such questions and grant injunctions or such other relief as the court may deem proper.Any person violating any provision of this article, whether as principal, agent or employee, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $1,000; and such person shall be guilty of a separate offense for each month during a portion of which any violation of this article is committed, continued or permitted: Provided, however, That in the event of an appeal from any such conviction, the period between the date a notice of appeal is filed and the date of the final order of the court last considering the appeal shall not be considered a period of continuing in violation of this article.
WV Code § 17-23-10 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 17. Roads and Highways|Article 23. Salvage Yards|§17-23-10. Special Fund

There is hereby created a special fund, to the credit of which shall be paid such funds as may from time to time be appropriated by the Legislature, all funds received from licenses issued under section three of this article and all federal funds allocated and distributed to the State of West Virginia in implementation of the provisions of Title 23, United States Code, relating to junkyards (salvage yards), to be administered by the commissioner in the enforcement and carrying out of the provisions of this article.
WV Code § 17-23-11 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 17. Roads and Highways|Article 23. Salvage Yards|§17-23-11. Rules and Regulations

To implement the provisions of this article, the commissioner is hereby authorized and empowered to promulgate rules and regulations in accordance with the provisions of chapter twenty-nine-a of this code.
WV Code § 17-23-12 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 17. Roads and Highways|Article 23. Salvage Yards|§17-23-12. Certain Other Code Provisions Inapplicable

The provisions of section seven, article twelve, chapter eleven, and article thirteen-a, chapter eleven of this code, shall not apply to salvage yards covered by the provisions of this article.
WV Code § 17-23-13 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 17. Roads and Highways|Article 23. Salvage Yards|§17-23-13. Severability

If any provision of this article or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held unconstitutional or invalid, such unconstitutionality or invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of this article, and to this end the provisions of this article are declared to be severable.
WV Code § 17-24A-3 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 17. Roads and Highways|Article 24A. Disposal of Abandoned Motor Vehicles, Junked Motor Vehicles, and Abandoned or Inoperative Household Appliances|§17-24A-3. Authority to Take Possession of Abandoned Motor Vehicles, Junked Motor Vehicles, and Inoperative Household Appliances

Any enforcement agency which has knowledge of or discovers or finds any abandoned motor vehicle, junked motor vehicle or inoperative household appliance on either public or private property may take it into its custody and possession. For that purpose, the enforcement agency may employ its own personnel, equipment and facilities or hire persons, equipment and facilities for the purpose of removing, preserving and storing abandoned motor vehicles, junked motor vehicles or inoperative household appliances: Provided, That before taking any abandoned motor vehicle or junked motor vehicle into custody and possession from private property, the enforcement agency shall give the private property owner and the owner of the motor vehicle, if ascertainable, a thirty-day notice by registered or certified mail that the action will be taken unless the motor vehicle is restored to a functional use.
WV Code § 17-24A-5 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 17. Roads and Highways|Article 24A. Disposal of Abandoned Motor Vehicles, Junked Motor Vehicles, and Abandoned or Inoperative Household Appliances|§17-24A-5. Disposal of Abandoned Motor Vehicles, Junked Motor Vehicles, and Inoperative or Abandoned Household Appliances

(a) If an abandoned motor vehicle or junked motor vehicle is not reclaimed as provided for in section four of this article, the enforcement agency in possession of the abandoned motor vehicle or junked motor vehicle shall sell it either at a public auction or to a licensed salvage yard or demolisher. The purchaser of the motor vehicle shall take title to the motor vehicle free and clear of all liens and claims of ownership and shall receive a sales receipt from the enforcement agency which disposed of the motor vehicle. The sales receipt at the sale shall be sufficient title only for purposes of transferring the motor vehicle to a licensed salvage yard or to a demolisher for demolition, wrecking or dismantling and no further titling of the motor vehicle shall be necessary by either the purchaser at the auction, the licensed salvage yard or the demolisher, who shall be exempt from the payment of any fees and taxes required under article three, chapter seventeen-a of this code: Provided, That the purchaser at the auction must place the motor vehicle in the possession of a licensed salvage yard or demolisher within twenty days from the date he or she purchased the motor vehicle and the licensed salvage yards or demolisher must demolish, wreck or dismantle the motor vehicle within six months after taking possession of the motor vehicle and if the licensed salvage yard or demolisher does not, the licensed salvage yard or demolisher shall be required to pay all fees and taxes required under article three, chapter seventeen-a of this code.(b) When an enforcement agency has in its custody and possession inoperative or abandoned household appliances collected in accordance with section seven of this article it shall sell the property from time to time at public auction or to a licensed salvage yard or demolisher.
WV Code § 17-24A-6 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 17. Roads and Highways|Article 24A. Disposal of Abandoned Motor Vehicles, Junked Motor Vehicles, and Abandoned or Inoperative Household Appliances|§17-24A-6. Proceeds From Sale of Abandoned Motor Vehicles, Junked Motor Vehicles, and Inoperative Household Appliances

From the proceeds of any sale, the enforcement agency which sold the abandoned motor vehicle, junked motor vehicle or inoperative household appliance shall reimburse itself for any expenses it may have incurred in removing, towing, preserving and storing said property and the expenses of conducting any auction and any notice and publication expenses incurred pursuant to this article.Any remainder from the proceeds of the sale of an abandoned motor vehicle or junked motor vehicle after payment of expenses shall be held for the last registered owner of the motor vehicle or any lienholder for ninety days, after which time, if no owner or lienholder claims the remainder, it shall be deposited in the state road fund.
WV Code § 17-24A-7 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 17. Roads and Highways|Article 24A. Disposal of Abandoned Motor Vehicles, Junked Motor Vehicles, and Abandoned or Inoperative Household Appliances|§17-24A-7. Injunctive Relief; Additional Remedy

In addition to all other remedies provided for in this article, the Attorney General of this state, the prosecuting attorney of any county where any violation of any provision of this article occurs or any citizen, resident or taxpayer of the county where any violation of any provision of this article occurs may apply to the circuit court, or the judge thereof in vacation, of the county where the alleged violation occurred for an injunction to restrain, prevent or abate the maintenance and storage of abandoned motor vehicles, junked motor vehicles or inoperative household appliances, in violation of any provision of this article.
WV Code § 17-25-1 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 17. Roads and Highways|Article 25. The West Virginia Industrial Road Partnership Act of 1989|§17-25-1. Legislative Finding

The Legislature hereby finds that the continued and future success of the coal industry is greatly dependent upon a quality network of roads and highways. Critical market forces make it imperative for such a road system to be constructed and maintained. It is the responsibility of the state and all industry to form a partnership to accomplish this goal. "Industrial roads," for the purposes of this article, may be construed to include a single bridge or combination of bridges.
WV Code § 17-25-2 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 17. Roads and Highways|Article 25. The West Virginia Industrial Road Partnership Act of 1989|§17-25-2. Definitions

(a) "Company" means an individual, partnership or corporation licensed under the laws of the State of West Virginia and engaged in any industrial business.(b) "Industrial road" means a public road of ten miles or less in length which is vital to transporting of coal, or a road, which upon the designation of the commissioner, is determined to be vital to one or more companies.(c) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of the department of highways.(d) "Cost" means all funds needed to do engineering, right-of-way acquisition, construction or upgrading. Upgrading does not mean normal routine maintenance.(e) "Department" means the department of highways.(f) "Upgrading" means any work on a highway or bridge which is not routine maintenance.
WV Code § 17-25-3 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 17. Roads and Highways|Article 25. The West Virginia Industrial Road Partnership Act of 1989|§17-25-3. Application to Designate Industrial Road

Any company may apply to the commissioner to have a certain road designated an industrial road. The commissioner shall develop an application form. In such application the company shall agree to pay to the department one half of the amount of money needed to bring such road up to the standards needed to become an industrial road. All construction or upgrading to be performed under this article shall be bid out to an independent contractor in such a manner as prescribed in this code. Upon approval of the application by the commissioner the company shall transfer to a special revenue account for the department of highways in the State Treasury as set forth in this article a sum equal to one half of costs needed to upgrade or construct the road to standard or the company shall deliver to the commissioner an irrevocable letter of credit drawn on a bank chartered by the State of West Virginia or the federal government in an amount equal to such cost: Provided, That the company shall transfer the moneys before any construction or upgrading is contracted for.The department shall then begin the process as outlined in this code to upgrade or construct such public road.
WV Code § 17-25-4 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 17. Roads and Highways|Article 25. The West Virginia Industrial Road Partnership Act of 1989|§17-25-4. Industrial Roads; How Designated

The commissioner shall promulgate rules establishing a program for designating industrial public roads in the state. The criteria for such designation shall include:(a) The economic impact of such road on the coal or other companies which use such public road;(b) The impact on the citizens which use the road in their daily business; and(c) The cost of any improvements which would be necessary to bring the road up to standard versus the benefits.The commissioner shall publicize the program and allow any company to make such application.
WV Code § 17-25-5 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 17. Roads and Highways|Article 25. The West Virginia Industrial Road Partnership Act of 1989|§17-25-5. Standards to Be Established by Commissioner

The commissioner shall establish standards for construction and upgrading of industrial roads. In the design of these standards, he shall consult with representatives or organizations which represent companies. The standards shall provide for:(a) Each road to be at least sixteen feet in width in addition to any berms or shoulders;(b) Design and construction to handle the weight of coal and other industrial trucks and equipment as transported by the companies;(c) Giving the citizens of the area a better road to travel;(d) Having adequate drainage; and(e) Any other feature which the commissioner determines is necessary to carry out the goals of this article.
WV Code § 17-25-6 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 17. Roads and Highways|Article 25. The West Virginia Industrial Road Partnership Act of 1989|§17-25-6. Special Revenue Fund Created

There shall be created in the State Treasury a special revenue fund to be known as the "Industrial Road Construction Fund." The fund shall receive all funds contributed by companies for the construction of approved roads. Only moneys needed to pay the costs of the roads shall be withdrawn, however, the commissioner may use any moneys generated by any earned interest to offset his administrative costs in administering this article.
WV Code § 17-25-7 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 17. Roads and Highways|Article 25. The West Virginia Industrial Road Partnership Act of 1989|§17-25-7. Powers of the Commissioner

In addition to all other powers conferred upon the commissioner under other provisions of this code, the commissioner shall have all powers necessary to carry out the construction, planning or development of any industrial road provided for by this article.
WV Code § 17-25-8 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 17. Roads and Highways|Article 25. The West Virginia Industrial Road Partnership Act of 1989|§17-25-8. Expiration of Article

This article shall expire on December 31, 1992, unless reauthorized by the Legislature of the State of West Virginia: Provided, That if the Governor feels the continuation of this article, before the above mentioned date, would cause a hardship, he may cancel the program. However, any project which is approved by the commissioner shall be completed.
WV Code § 17-25-9 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 17. Roads and Highways|Article 25. The West Virginia Industrial Road Partnership Act of 1989|§17-25-9. Rules

The commissioner shall have the authority to promulgate rules to effectuate this article.
WV Code § 17-25-10 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 17. Roads and Highways|Article 25. The West Virginia Industrial Road Partnership Act of 1989|§17-25-10. Severability Clause; Interpretation

The provisions of this article are severable and if any of its provisions shall be held unconstitutional, the decision of the court shall not impair the remaining provisions of this article. This article shall be construed liberally.