West Virginia § 20-7-18c Implied consent to test; administration at direction of law-enforcement officer

West Virginia Statutes

§ 20-7-18c — Implied consent to test; administration at direction of law-enforcement officer

West Virginia § 20-7-18c

Ch. 20NATURAL RESOURCES

Art. 7LAW ENFORCEMENT, MOTORBOATING, LITTER

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W. Va. Code § 20-7-18c (2026).

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Any person who operates a motorboat, jet ski or other motorized vessel in this state shall be deemed to have given his or her consent by the operation thereof, to a preliminary breath analysis and a secondary chemical test of either his or her blood, breath or urine for the purposes of determining the alcoholic content of his or her blood. A preliminary breath test and the secondary chemical test of blood, breath or urine and the results of the tests may be designated, administered, processed, interpreted and used in the same manner as tests designated and administered in accordance with the provisions of article five, chapter seventeen-c of this code.

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Any person who operates a motorboat, jet ski or other motorized vessel in this state shall be deemed to have given his or her consent by the operation thereof, to a preliminary breath analysis and a secondary chemical test of either his or her blood, breath or urine for the purposes of determining the alcoholic content of his or her blood. A preliminary breath test and the secondary chemical test of blood, breath or urine and the results of the tests may be designated, administered, processed, interpreted and used in the same manner as tests designated and administered in accordance with the provisions of article five, chapter seventeen-c of this code.