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W. Va. Code § 61-3-43

Jumping on or off car or train in motion; driving vehicle upon track or bridge except at crossings; penalty

West Virginia · West Virginia Code Chapter 61 — Crimes and Their Punishment · Status: effective

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W. Va. Code § 61-3-43, Jumping on or off car or train in motion; driving vehicle upon track or bridge except at crossings; penalty, West Virginia, version 1 as recorded 2026-10-03, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/2392443
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If any person, not a passenger or employee, shall be found trespassing upon any railroad or traction car or train of any railroad in this state, by jumping on or off any car or train in motion, on its arrival at or departure from any station or depot of such railroad, or on the passage of any such car or train over any part of such railroad; or shall drive any horse or any horse-drawn or motor-driven vehicle across or upon any railroad track or bridge, except at public, private or farm crossings, such person so offending shall be deemed a disorderly person and guilty of a misdemeanor, and, on conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding $25, or by imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding thirty days, or both. Justices of the peace shall have concurrent jurisdiction to try all offenders under this section.