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2010 West Virginia Code
CHAPTER 17C. TRAFFIC REGULATIONS AND LAWS OF THE ROAD
ARTICLE 17. SIZE, WEIGHT AND LOAD.
§17C-17-13. Liability for damage to highway or structure.
§17C-17-13. Liability for damage to highway or structure. (a) The owner, lessee or borrower of any vehicle, object, or contrivance driven or moved upon any highway or highway structure shall be liable for all damage which said highway or structure may sustain as a result of any illegal operation, driving, or moving of such vehicle, object, or contrivance, or as a result of operating, driving, or moving any vehicle, object, or contrivance weighing in excess of the maximum weight in this chapter but authorized by a special permit issued as provided in this article.
(b) Such damage may be recovered in civil action brought by the authorities in control of such highway or highway structure.
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