WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE REGULAR SESSION IntroducedCommittee Substitute for House Bill 4885 By Delegates Summers, Mallow, Phillips, Tully, Horst, and Cooper [Introduced[Originating Januaryin 18,the 2024;Committee on the Judiciary;

ReferredReported toon theFebruary Committee2, on2024] theCS Judiciary]for Intr HB 2024R29144885 A BILL to amend and reenact §17C-10-6 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to prohibiting aunlawful persontraffic frominterference; standing, laying, kneeling, or sitting in the roadway for the purpose of blocking traffic.

creating the offense of unlawful traffic interference;

creating criminal penalties;

and providing exceptions.

blockingunlawful roadwaytraffic prohibited.interference.

(d)(d)(1) No person shallmay sit,intentionally stand,or kneel,recklessly impede vehicular traffic by walking, standing, sitting, kneeling, lying, or layplacing an object in thesuch roadwaya formanner theas purposeto block passage of blockinga thevehicle flowon ofa traffic.roadway.

(2) The prohibitions in this subsection shall not apply to:

(A) A person who, by permit or otherwise, has permission to operate in the roadway from an appropriate governmental authority, including a law-enforcement officer;

(B) A person who operates in the roadway to direct traffic away from a hazardous road condition, an obstacle, or the scene of an accident;

or (C) A law-enforcement officer or emergency medical services personnel acting in their official capacity.