West Virginia Statutes

§ 20-7-18b — Operating under influence of alcohol, controlled substances or drugs; penalties

West Virginia § 20-7-18b
JurisdictionWest Virginia
Ch. 20NATURAL RESOURCES
Art. 7LAW ENFORCEMENT, MOTORBOATING, LITTER

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W. Va. Code § 20-7-18b (2026).

Text

(a)Any person who:
(1)Operates a motorboat, jet ski or other motorized vessel in this state while:
(A)He or she is under the influence of alcohol; or
(B)He or she is under the influence of any controlled substance; or
(C)He or she is under the influence of any other drug; or
(D)He or she is under the combined influence of alcohol and any controlled substance or any other drug; or
(E)He or she has an alcohol concentration in his or her blood of eight hundredths of one percent or more, by weight; and
(2)When so operating does any act forbidden by law or fails to perform any duty imposed by law in the operating of the motorboat, jet ski or other motorized vessel, which act or failure proximately causes the death of any person within one year next following the act or failure; a

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Legislative History

2004 Reg. Sess., SB166; 2001 Reg. Sess., HB2804; 1998 Reg. Sess., HB4592

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