WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE
2025 REGULAR SESSION
Introduced
House Bill 2588
By Delegate Sheedy
[Introduced February 18, 2025; referred to the Committee on Energy and Public Works]
A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, by adding thereto a new section, designated ยง17C-14-16, relating to requiring a motor vehicle to display emergency flashers when operating at 10 miles per hour below the posted speed limit on any public road; and providing for a penalty.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
## ARTICLE 14. MISCELLANEOUS RULES.
(b) Any person violating the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not more than $25; upon a second conviction thereof, shall be fined not more than $100; and upon a third or subsequent conviction, shall be fined not more than $200.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to require a motor vehicle to display emergency flashers when operating at 10 miles per hour below the posted speed limit on any public road.
Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from a heading or the present law and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.