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Charleston WV ordinances

1636 published ordinances from the Code of the City of Charleston, West Virginia (Supp. No. 56: codified through Bill No. 8069, enacted March 16, 2026), in publication order. Independent public-information project — not the official City of Charleston website.

  1. 1-1 — How Code designated and cited.
  2. 1-2 — Definitions and rules of construction.
  3. 1-3 — Catchlines of sections; history notes; references.
  4. 1-4 — Effect of repeal of ordinances.
  5. 1-5 — Jurisdiction.
  6. 1-6 — Amendments to Code; effect of new ordinances; amendatory language.
  7. 1-7 — Supplementation of Code.
  8. 1-8 — General penalty; continuing violations.
  9. 1-9 — Severability.
  10. 1-10 — Code imposes no liability for acts or omissions pursuant thereto; when city solicitor to defend city officers and employees; liability insurance.
  11. 1-11 — Common seal of the city; custodian of seal.
  12. 1-12 — Datum line for grades of streets established.
  13. 1-13 — Filing fee for candidates for city offices.
  14. 1-14 — Appointment of select committee.
  15. 1-15 — Provisions deemed continuation of existing ordinances.
  16. 1-16 — Code does not affect prior offenses or rights.
  17. 1-17 — Certain ordinances not affected by Code.
  18. 2-61 — Regular and special meetings.
  19. 2-62 — Same—Annual tax estimate and levy.
  20. 2-63 — Quadrennial organizational.
  21. 2-64 — Clerk of the council.
  22. 2-65 — Authentication of records.
  23. 2-66 — Sergeant at arms.
  24. 2-67 — Authorized procedure when meeting lacks quorum.
  25. 2-68 — Disorderly conduct prohibited at meetings of council and council committees.
  26. 2-69 — Resolutions and record.
  27. 2-70 — Adoption of rules of the council; amending, repealing, filing and publication of rules; maintenance of rules in current status.
  28. 2-91 — General provisions as to adoption and procedures.
  29. 2-92 — Cases requiring enactment of ordinance.
  30. 2-93 — Recording and filing; ordinance record book.
  31. 2-94 — To repeal, amend or add to provisions of this Code, and record; record of repealed and amended portions of Code.
  32. 2-31 — Function.
  33. 2-1 — Fees for copying aerial maps.
  34. 2-131 — Duties of officers and employees.
  35. 2-132 — Authority of deputies, assistants and other subordinates.
  36. 2-133 — Faithful performance and true accounting bonds required of all officers and of certain agents and employees of city.
  37. 2-134 — Bond required of those authorized to carry firearms.
  38. 2-135 — Persons acting in place of those who are absent or disabled or when position is vacant.
  39. 2-136 — Conflicts of interest.
  40. 2-137 — Ethics in city government.
  41. 2-138 — Standards of conduct of city officers and employees for grants; penalties.
  42. 2-139 — Right of entry for purposes of inspection.
  43. 2-140 — Limited authority to administer oaths; false swearing.
  44. 2-161 — Compensation of city officers and employees.
  45. 2-162 — Federal social security.
  46. 2-163 — City as participating public employer; state employees retirement system adopted.
  47. 2-164 — End of insurance subsidy for retirees who were hired on or after July 1, 2020.
  48. 2-181 — Powers and duties generally.
  49. 2-182 — Supervision and care of grounds and buildings; leases; improvements.
  50. 2-183 — Custodian of certain papers and records.
  51. 2-184 — Personnel Rules and Administrative Policies; duties and authority.
  52. 2-201 — Custodian of records.
  53. 2-202 — Contact with public.
  54. 2-203 — Other powers, duties.
  55. 2-221 — General duties.
  56. 2-222 — Issuance of licenses, permits.
  57. 2-241 — Appointment.
  58. 2-242 — City solicitor to be general legal counsel; special municipal council authorized.
  59. 2-243 — Settlement authority.
  60. 2-244 — Personnel rules and administrative policies; duties and authority.
  61. 2-261 — Responsibilities.
  62. 2-281 — Powers.
  63. 2-301 — Duties.
  64. 2-751 — Purpose of energy benchmarking ordinance.
  65. 2-752 — Definitions.
  66. 2-753 — Applicability.
  67. 2-754 — Benchmarking requirement for covered municipal properties.
  68. 2-755 — Benchmarking reporting procedure.
  69. 2-756 — Benchmarking exemptions; time extensions.
  70. 2-757 — Audit of meters and streetlights.
  71. 2-758 — Energy savings program.
  72. 2-759 — Annual report and analysis.
  73. 2-760 — Rulemaking.
  74. 2-361 — Fiscal reports, accounts to conform to fiscal year; "fiscal year" defined.
  75. 2-362 — Supervision of finances by finance director.
  76. 2-363 — City funds and provisions governing such funds.
  77. 2-364 — Disbursement of funds to chief of police.
  78. 2-365 — Additional provisions as to special funds; establishment of escrows.
  79. 2-366 — Money to be deposited in banks designated as city depository, and receipts for deposits.
  80. 2-367 — Purposes for which expenditures may be made from the several funds of the city.
  81. 2-368 — Disbursement of general fund; contracts in excess of estimated revenue.
  82. 2-369 — Accounts of auditor.
  83. 2-370 — Annual financial statement.
  84. 2-371 — Vouchers.
  85. 2-372 — Orders on the city treasurer.
  86. 2-373 — Authority of city auditor upon application for order to pay out money when applicant is indebted to city.
  87. 2-374 — Splitting orders; sufficient funds in treasury.
  88. 2-375 — Order register.
  89. 2-376 — Loss of order upon city treasurer.
  90. 2-377 — Workers' compensation.
  91. 2-378 — Bonds for faithful performance of contracts and franchises.
  92. 2-401 — Definitions.
  93. 2-402 — Powers and duties of finance director.
  94. 2-403 — Requests for appropriations.
  95. 2-404 — Appropriations for other than spending units.
  96. 2-405 — Examination of requests for appropriations.
  97. 2-406 — Preparation of tentative budget and submittal to city council.
  98. 2-407 — Powers of director in administration of expenditures.
  99. 2-408 — Reports on revenue collections.
  100. 2-409 — Management accounting.
  101. 2-410 — Expenditure schedules.
  102. 2-411 — Examination and approval of schedules; expenditures to accord.
  103. 2-412 — Reserve for emergencies as part of expenditure schedule.
  104. 2-413 — Reports by spending units.
  105. 2-414 — Expenditure procedure.
  106. 2-415 — Requisition for purchases.
  107. 2-441 — Authorization for issuance.
  108. 2-442 — Sinking fund.
  109. 2-481 — Change orders.
  110. 2-482 — Contract cancellation.
  111. 2-483 — Protests.
  112. 2-484 — Use of other competitively-procured government contracts.
  113. 2-485 — Impossible to bid list.
  114. 2-486 — Direct purchases.
  115. 2-487 — Grounds for debarment.
  116. 2-488 — Debarment procedures.
  117. 2-471 — When advertising for bids required; publication of advertisement, time for opening of bids; breaking of ties; contracts to be in writing.
  118. 2-472 — Contents of solicitation for bids.
  119. 2-474 — Submission of bids.
  120. 2-475 — Deposits by bidders.
  121. 2-476 — When bidder's deposit forfeited.
  122. 2-479 — Rejection of bids.
  123. 2-480 — Action upon bids; bid evaluation; local vendor preference; award of contract; authority to reject all bids.
  124. 2-459 — Definitions.
  125. 2-460 — City manager to purchase all commodities and services.
  126. 2-461 — Purchase of commodities and services.
  127. 2-463 — Procurement standards for federally funded projects.
  128. 2-464 — West Virginia Jobs Act responsibilities for public improvement construction projects.
  129. 2-531 — Created; composition; appointment, term and compensation of members; filling vacancies.
  130. 2-532 — Annual organizational meeting; officers; rules; meetings.
  131. 2-533 — Duties.
  132. 2-534 — Expenses of members; finances.
  133. 2-551 — Creation; term; vacancies; compensation.
  134. 2-552 — Officers; rules for transaction of business; meetings; records.
  135. 2-553 — Powers and duties.
  136. 2-554 — Finances; capital improvement fees.
  137. 2-555 — Annual and quarterly reports to city council.
  138. 2-556 — Schedule of rates, rentals and other charges for use of services and facilities.
  139. 2-621 — Created; statutory basis; name.
  140. 2-622 — Initial participating governments.
  141. 2-623 — Corporate status; powers and duties.
  142. 2-624 — Number of board members; appointment of city and county members.
  143. 2-625 — Number and distribution of votes of city members.
  144. 2-626 — Board membership open to representatives of other regional governmental bodies.
  145. 2-627 — Availability to authority of services of planning commission.
  146. 2-628 — City not obligated financially except by approval of city council.
  147. 2-651 — Created.
  148. 2-652 — Membership; terms; compensation.
  149. 2-653 — Powers and authority.
  150. 2-654 — Financial obligation.
  151. 2-681 — Public art commission created.
  152. 2-682 — Composition and organization of commission.
  153. 2-683 — Duties and powers.
  154. 2-684 — Finances and reporting.
  155. 2-685 — Creation and purpose.
  156. 2-690 — Findings.
  157. 2-691 — Creation.
  158. 2-692 — Definitions.
  159. 2-693 — Composition and organization.
  160. 2-694 — Powers and duties.
  161. 2-695 — Designation of historic properties and historic districts.
  162. 2-696 — Certificate of appropriateness, review procedures, variances and appeals.
  163. 2-697 — Conflict.
  164. 2-698 — Court action or proceedings to prevent improper changes or illegal conduct.
  165. 2-699 — Violations and penalties.
  166. 2-700 — Notice to county assessor of designation of historic district.
  167. 2-701 — Reporting.
  168. 2-711 — Creation of the City Center Business Improvement District.
  169. 2-712 — Board members terms, appointment, powers, and duties.
  170. 2-713 — Creation of fund; rate and manner of fees.
  171. 2-714 — Services within the City Center Business Improvement District.
  172. 2-715 — Description of boundaries of the City Center Business Improvement District.
  173. 2-716 — Continuation or dissolution and other provisions.
  174. 2-721 — Victims assistance commission created.
  175. 2-722 — Composition and organization of commission.
  176. 2-723 — Duties and powers.
  177. 2-724 — Finances and reporting.
  178. 2-734 — Findings.
  179. 2-735 — Definitions.
  180. 2-736 — Declaration as to conduct evidencing the use of a municipal service.
  181. 2-737 — Imposition of fee; rate.
  182. 2-738 — Effective date.
  183. 2-739 — Administrative regulations.
  184. 2-740 — Investigations; power to audit.
  185. 2-741 — Delinquent accounts; penalties.
  186. 2-742 — Enforcement.
  187. 2-743 — Protest; administrative decision; appeal.
  188. 2-744 — Withholding; reporting; payment.
  189. 2-745 — Dedication of revenues.
  190. 2-746 — Severability.
  191. 2-331 — Secure maintenance of books, records.
  192. 2-332 — Availability to public of city books and records; protection of books and records.
  193. 2-333 — Fee for copies of records and documents supplied by city clerk to applicants.
  194. 2-334 — Public Records Management and Archives Act.
  195. 3-1 — Purpose.
  196. 3-2 — Definitions.
  197. 3-3 — Severability; interpretation; conflict.
  198. 3-10 — Publication of delinquent B&O and city fee accounts.
  199. 3-11 — City service fees—Notice of lien; hearing procedure; administrative decision; right of appeal; lien creation.
  200. 3-12 — Contracts with other jurisdictions via resolution.
  201. 3-13 — Disposition of municipal property to nonprofit organizations.
  202. 3-14 — Conveyance of city property without auction.
  203. 3-15 — Procurement of architectural and engineering services.
  204. 3-16 — Design-build procurement.
  205. 3-17 — Sale of alcohol on sundays
  206. 3-26 — Enforcement of external sanitation and common nuisance violations.
  207. 3-27 — Authority of city to file liens on real property for costs incurred in abating exterior sanitation and common nuisance violations and for costs incurred in repairing, relaying, or constructing sidewalks.
  208. 6-51 — License and compliance with division required.
  209. 6-52 — Annual license tax imposed on brewers and dealers; license year; classes of dealers and amount of tax.
  210. 6-53 — Eligibility and application for license.
  211. 6-54 — False statements relating to licenses.
  212. 6-55 — List of licensees to be reported to clerk of municipal court.
  213. 6-56 — Revocation of license.
  214. 6-91 — Prohibited drinking and prohibited possession.
  215. 6-92 — Transportation of alcoholic liquors for purpose of sale; presumption arising in certain cases.
  216. 6-93 — Other specific acts forbidden.
  217. 6-111 — Tax imposed upon purchase price of intoxicating liquors sold at state stores and by any person licensed to sell wine at retail.
  218. 6-112 — Annual license tax imposed upon wine distributors and retailers and private wine restaurant licensees.
  219. 6-113 — Tax imposed upon retail purchase price of intoxicating liquors sold at state stores and from persons licensed to sell wine at retail.
  220. 6-141 — Annual license fees imposed; partial fee for half year or less.
  221. 6-142 — To whom fees paid; disposition of fees.
  222. 6-143 — Expiration or revocation of state license revokes privileges under this subdivision.
  223. 6-131 — Duty of state licensees to report to city to display state licenses and pay city license fees; prohibited liquor sales when city fee not paid.
  224. 6-132 — City collector to maintain records of state licenses; receipts for city fees to be issued; duty of licensees to display city receipts.
  225. 6-133 — Certain acts of licensee prohibited.
  226. 6-1 — Construction of words and terms.
  227. 6-151 — Authorization for private outdoor designated areas.
  228. 6-152 — Private outdoor designated area.
  229. 6-153 — Participation in a private outdoor designated area.
  230. 6-154 — Containers.
  231. 6-155 — Signage and prohibitions.
  232. 6-156 — Public health, safety, and sanitation.
  233. 6-157 — Revocation of city manager approval; and general policy authority.
  234. 6-158 — Suspension of private outdoor designated area.
  235. 6-159 — Penalties.
  236. 6-166 — Creation and boundaries.
  237. 6-167 — Days and hours of operation.
  238. 6-168 — Personnel needed.
  239. 6-171 — Creation and boundaries.
  240. 6-172 — Days and hours of operation.
  241. 6-173 — Personnel needed.
  242. 6-176 — Creation and boundaries.
  243. 6-177 — Days and hours of operation.
  244. 6-178 — Personnel needed.
  245. 6-181 — Creation and boundaries.
  246. 6-182 — Days and hours of operation.
  247. 6-183 — Personnel needed.
  248. 6-186 — Creation and boundaries.
  249. 6-187 — Days and hours of operation.
  250. 6-188 — Personnel needed.
  251. 10-51 — Certain animals prohibited from running at large, subject to impoundment; responsibility of owners and persons in charge.
  252. 10-71 — Notice of impounding of animals.
  253. 10-72 — Redemption of impounded animals.
  254. 10-73 — Auction sale of impounded animals not redeemed.
  255. 10-74 — Disposition of unredeemed animals when sale at auction not feasible.
  256. 10-75 — Report of money received.
  257. 10-76 — Payment of money received to city treasurer.
  258. 10-77 — Payment of surplus proceeds to owners of animals sold.
  259. 10-78 — Interference with humane officer; releasing impounded animals.
  260. 10-111 — Definitions.
  261. 10-112 — Removal of dogs from public gatherings.
  262. 10-113 — Seizing or enticing dog; bringing dog into city for impounding or killing.
  263. 10-114 — Dangerous dogs: definitions.
  264. 10-115 — Dangerous dogs: procedure for the determination of a dangerous dog.
  265. 10-116 — Dangerous dogs: control of dangerous dog; registration and confinement.
  266. 10-117 — Dangerous dogs: Violation of requirements for dangerous dog; fines.
  267. 10-118 — Dangerous dogs: threats to public safety.
  268. 10-119 — Actions under proclamation by health commissioner.
  269. 10-120 — Restriction on number of dogs.
  270. 10-121 — Restriction on number of dogs: special permit.
  271. 10-141 — Annual license required; application for license and payment of license fee; license tag.
  272. 10-142 — License fees; expiration of licenses.
  273. 10-161 — Dogs prohibited to run at large; fines.
  274. 10-162 — Aggressive dogs prohibited to run at large; fines.
  275. 10-163 — Impounding, redemption and disposition of dog running at large.
  276. 10-1 — Administration and enforcement of chapter; interference with officers.
  277. 10-2 — Poisoning animals.
  278. 10-3 — Cruelty to animals.
  279. 10-4 — Tethering of dogs.
  280. 10-5 — Procedures, penalties and fines for sections 10-2, 10-3 and 10-4.
  281. 10-6 — Animal nuisances.
  282. 10-7 — Animal owner responsibility for removal of animal excrement; fines.
  283. 10-8 — Sale of baby fowl.
  284. 10-9 — Dead animals and fowl; disposition of carcasses.
  285. 10-10 — Responsibility for removal of carcasses.
  286. 10-11 — Keeping fowl near inhabited building.
  287. 10-12 — Keeping of certain animals.
  288. 10-13 — Certain animals and reptiles prohibited to be kept within city except pursuant to license or permit.
  289. 10-14 — City declared bird sanctuary; trapping, hunting; riddance of nuisance birds; penalty.
  290. 10-15 — Maintenance of pens, coops, other enclosures, places.
  291. 10-16 — Immunization of dogs, cats and ferrets; fines.
  292. 10-17 — Control of rabies and other diseases generally.
  293. 10-18 — Animal bites, quarantine; fines.
  294. 10-19 — Releasing impounded animals.
  295. 10-20 — General penalty.
  296. 10-171 — Urban deer, bear, and coyote management.
  297. 14-71 — Violations and penalty.
  298. 14-111 — Orders to correct substandard conditions.
  299. 14-112 — Duties of owners.
  300. 14-113 — Duties of occupants.
  301. 14-114 — Removal or demolition.
  302. 14-115 — Nonliability of city employees.
  303. 14-91 — Board of appeals.
  304. 14-92 — Assistants and employees of code official.
  305. 14-93 — Duties of chief of fire prevention bureau.
  306. 14-141 — Minimum floor areas and ceiling heights.
  307. 14-142 — Heating and cooking.
  308. 14-143 — Lighting and ventilation.
  309. 14-144 — Water supply; toilet and bath facilities; plumbing.
  310. 14-145 — Basements.
  311. 14-146 — Entrances and exits.
  312. 14-147 — Waste disposal and receptacles.
  313. 14-148 — Surface drainage.
  314. 14-149 — Maintenance and repairs.
  315. 14-31 — Definitions.
  316. 14-32 — Purposes; adopted; where filed and available to public; applicability; short title.
  317. 14-33 — Adoption of state building code; exercise of authority beyond corporate limits.
  318. 14-34 — Conflicts of law; construction.
  319. 14-35 (Administration and enforcement) — Administration and enforcement.
  320. 14-35 (Violation) — Violation.
  321. 14-36 — Construction with respect to fire prevention code and with standards for gas piping and appliance venting.
  322. 14-1 — Inspections; right of entry.
  323. 14-2 — Fence regulations.
  324. 14-181 — Penalties for violations.
  325. 14-182 — Security requirements; exemptions.
  326. 14-183 — Enforcement; right of entry.
  327. 14-184 — Responsibility for compliance.
  328. 14-185 — Inspection of exterior openings by chief of police; notice to and duty of responsible persons.
  329. 14-186 — Locking devices.
  330. 14-187 — Intrusion detection devices.
  331. 14-188 — Appeal from intrusion detection device requirements.
  332. 14-251 — Purpose and scope.
  333. 14-252 — Definitions.
  334. 14-253 — Closing and removal of unsafe structures.
  335. 14-255 — Correction of unsafe conditions.
  336. 14-256 — Relief from order for corrective action.
  337. 14-257 — Owner responsibility for costs.
  338. 14-258 — Civil action for corrective action and recovery of costs.
  339. 14-259 — Notices.
  340. 14-260 — Absolute defense.
  341. 15-254 — Inspection.
  342. 14-200 — Adoption.
  343. 14-201 — Purpose.
  344. 14-202 — Definitions.
  345. 14-203 — Applicability, obligation to register, automatic registration, exemptions.
  346. 14-204 — Registry, registration information, amending information, fees, dedicated account, publication.
  347. 14-205 — Right of appeal.
  348. 14-206 — Violations and penalties for failure to register.
  349. 14-207 — Inspections, monitoring, corrective action.
  350. 14-208 — Non-payment of fees/liens.
  351. 14-209 — Vacant structure security and maintenance regulations.
  352. 14-210 — Relation to other codes and laws.
  353. 14-211 — Severability.
  354. 18-81 — Auctioneers.
  355. 18-82 — Definitions.
  356. 18-83 — Requirements for license; duties of license; revocation or suspension of license.
  357. 18-31 — General business license; license fee.
  358. 18-32 — Separate license required for each fixed place of business and each class of business.
  359. 18-33 — Application for and issuance of license; payment of license tax and filing tax fee; issuance of stamp or other evidence of license for coin-operated device.
  360. 18-34 — False statements prohibited.
  361. 18-35 — Record of licenses issued; destruction of records after five years.
  362. 18-36 — Conditions precedent to doing business.
  363. 18-37 — Licensing not to legalize any act.
  364. 18-38 — Zoning ordinance must be complied with; responsibility of applicants for city licenses.
  365. 18-39 — License a personal privilege.
  366. 18-40 — Effect of change in partners or name.
  367. 18-41 — Expiration date; annual renewal; tax prorated upon start of business; minimum fee.
  368. 18-42 — Display of license.
  369. 18-43 — Duplicate licenses for those lost, misplaced or destroyed.
  370. 18-44 — Percentage penalties when business transacted without a license.
  371. 18-45 — Collection of back taxes.
  372. 18-46 — Collection by action or suit.
  373. 18-47 — Collection by distraint.
  374. 18-48 — Prosecution for violations; recourse of city to seek injunctions.
  375. 18-49 — Suspension and revocation of licenses, public hearings upon appeal from revocation.
  376. 18-111 — Duty of health commissioner.
  377. 18-112 — License required.
  378. 18-113 — Shops or schools.
  379. 18-451 — Required.
  380. 18-452 — Application for license.
  381. 18-453 — Annual license for each fiscal year; license fee.
  382. 18-454 — Revocation.
  383. 18-171 — Exempted shows.
  384. 18-172 — Street fairs and carnivals.
  385. 18-173 — Filing with city collector of list of all rides and concessions; bond for municipal taxes.
  386. 18-191 — License tax imposed on certain itinerant shows.
  387. 18-192 — Alternative license procedure.
  388. 18-231 — Pay telephones and postage stamp vending devices excluded.
  389. 18-251 — Application; stamp and owner identification on machine.
  390. 18-252 — Proprietor responsibility; liability; impounding and sale.
  391. 18-253 — Store exemption; evidence.
  392. 18-254 — Special provisions for certain nonprofit organizations.
  393. 18-351 — Definitions.
  394. 18-352 — Findings of city council.
  395. 18-353 — Opening of a similar business within one year of sale prohibited.
  396. 18-354 — Records.
  397. 18-381 — Required; exceptions.
  398. 18-382 — Application requirements.
  399. 18-383 — Investigation of application; grounds for denial of license.
  400. 18-384 — Duration of sale; license fee.
  401. 18-385 — Closing-out business sales at auction.
  402. 18-386 — Revocation of license; grounds.
  403. 18-387 — Notice of denial, refusal or revocation of license; judicial review.
  404. 18-388 — Branch stores and warehouses.
  405. 18-389 — Substitution, addition and commingling of goods voids license; change of time or place of sale; certain purchases prohibited.
  406. 18-390 — Copy of application, inventory and license to be posted; license to be referred to in advertisements.
  407. 18-141 — License fees.
  408. 18-142 — Gambling; intoxicating liquor prohibited.
  409. 18-143 — Minors prohibited.
  410. 18-581 — License required; fee.
  411. 18-551 — License required; fee.
  412. 18-552 — Hotels and taverns.
  413. 18-521 — Definitions.
  414. 18-522 — License for home solicitation sales; registration.
  415. 18-891 — Definitions.
  416. 18-892 — Violations and penalties; injunctive relief to abate nuisances.
  417. 18-893 — Reference to other provisions of this Code.
  418. 18-894 — License required; restrictions as to location; yards existing as of October 2, 1961.
  419. 18-895 — Issuance of license; fee; term; renewal.
  420. 18-896 — Requirements as to fences.
  421. 18-491 — Definitions.
  422. 18-492 — Exemptions; exemption receipt.
  423. 18-661 — Definitions.
  424. 18-681 — Required; resident license.
  425. 18-682 — Officers' or agents' residence.
  426. 18-683 — Certification of agents.
  427. 18-684 — License not transferable; former convictions.
  428. 18-685 — Business not to engage agent ineligible for license.
  429. 18-721 — Definitions.
  430. 18-722 — Enforcement.
  431. 18-723 — Inspections generally.
  432. 18-724 — Rules and regulations generally.
  433. 18-725 — Hours of operation.
  434. 18-751 — Required.
  435. 18-752 — Application.
  436. 18-753 — Annual fee and application.
  437. 18-754 — Investigations prior to issuance.
  438. 18-755 — Display.
  439. 18-756 — Revocation.
  440. 18-791 — Definitions.
  441. 18-792 — Barriers.
  442. 18-793 — Maintenance and paving.
  443. 18-794 — Buildings.
  444. 18-795 — Entrances and exits.
  445. 18-796 — Fire extinguishers.
  446. 18-797 — Lighting.
  447. 18-798 — Blocking streets, alleys and sidewalks.
  448. 18-799 — Claim checks and signs.
  449. 18-821 — Required.
  450. 18-822 — Application for license.
  451. 18-823 — Annual license for each fiscal year; license fee.
  452. 18-824 — Revocation.
  453. 18-861 — Definitions.
  454. 18-862 — Annual license fee.
  455. 18-863 — Reports.
  456. 18-971 — Definitions.
  457. 18-972 — Coin-operated devices not considered stores.
  458. 18-991 — Store license required.
  459. 18-992 — Exemptions.
  460. 18-993 — Application for license; filing fee.
  461. 18-994 — Return of application for correction; granting and display of license.
  462. 18-995 — Licenses and fees in addition to others.
  463. 18-996 — Expiration and renewal of license.
  464. 18-997 — License not assignable or transferable.
  465. 18-998 — Change of location of store.
  466. 18-1031 — Definitions.
  467. 18-1032 — Rules and regulations under article; designation of approved public rights-of-way.
  468. 18-1033 — Scope of article.
  469. 18-1037 — Vending permit required; application, fees.
  470. 18-1038 — Additional requirements.
  471. 18-1039 — Revocation of street vending permit.
  472. 18-1040 — Request for reconsideration and appeal of revocation of vending permit.
  473. 18-1041 — Compliance with federal, state and local laws and regulations.
  474. 18-1042 — Penalty.
  475. 18-1061 — Requirements and regulations of vendors.
  476. 18-1161 — Definitions.
  477. 18-1162 — Penalties.
  478. 18-1163 — Permit required.
  479. 18-1164 — Identification card.
  480. 18-1165 — Disposal of material.
  481. 18-1170 — Purpose and scope.
  482. 18-1171 — Exceptions.
  483. 18-1172 — Definitions.
  484. 18-1173 — Residential rental license required.
  485. 18-1174 — Application requirements for residential rental license.
  486. 18-1175 — Responsible local agent.
  487. 18-1176 — Accurate and complete information.
  488. 18-1177 — Residential rental license term and renewals.
  489. 18-1178 — Change in registration information or transfer of property.
  490. 18-1179 — Revocation of residential rental license.
  491. 18-1180 — Periodic inspections.
  492. 18-1181 — Other bases for inspections.
  493. 18-1182 — Inspection procedures.
  494. 18-1183 — Notice of violation; corrective action; re-inspection.
  495. 18-1184 — Re-inspection fee.
  496. 18-1185 — Penalties.
  497. 18-1186 — Severability.
  498. 18-931 — License fee; not transferable or divisible.
  499. 18-932 — Record of purchases; exhibiting; exception.
  500. 18-933 — Purchases from or sales to minors.
  501. 18-934 — Records open for inspection.
  502. 22-31 — Definitions.
  503. 22-32 — Cemetery ownership.
  504. 22-33 — Plats of sections.
  505. 22-34 — Cemetery register.
  506. 22-35 — Price of rights of interment.
  507. 22-36 — Procedure for purchase of right of interment; execution of documents; maintenance of records.
  508. 22-37 — Disposition of proceeds from sale of rights of interment and other transactions.
  509. 22-38 — Use of roads.
  510. 22-39 — Burial at prohibited places.
  511. 22-40 — Destruction or injury of shrubbery or monuments.
  512. 22-41 — Interments and disinterments.
  513. 22-42 — Legal descent of burial rights at cemetery.
  514. 22-61 — Creation; power and duties.
  515. 22-62 — Membership; terms; compensation.
  516. 22-63 — Officers; rules for transaction of business; meetings; records.
  517. 22-64 — Operations and management.
  518. 26-31 — Application for permit.
  519. 26-32 — Limitations on amount of payments to professional solicitors for solicitation activities.
  520. 26-33 — Investigation of permit application; issuance or denial of permit; appeals.
  521. 26-34 — Card or certificate from director required.
  522. 26-35 — Suspension or cancellation of permit; jurisdiction of municipal court to issue subpoenas duces tecum.
  523. 26-36 — Fees and bonds.
  524. 26-1 — Board of solicitation review.
  525. 26-2 — Unauthorized, unrestricted, unregulated begging or solicitation prohibited.
  526. 30-61 — Definitions.
  527. 30-62 — Findings and purpose.
  528. 30-63 — Neighborhood rehabilitation fund; guaranteed loans.
  529. 30-64 — Rehabilitation fund commission.
  530. 30-1 — Shelton-Sentz Neighborhood Redevelopment Select Committee.
  531. 34-31 — Created.
  532. 34-32 — City policy declared; purpose of article.
  533. 34-33 — Definitions.
  534. 34-34 — Director and department personnel.
  535. 34-35 — Administration of article.
  536. 34-36 — Powers and duties of director.
  537. 34-37 — Reception of complaints by director.
  538. 34-38 — Notice of complaint; referrals; patterns of complaint.
  539. 34-39 — Dissemination of information.
  540. 38-31 — Court established, to be held by municipal judge.
  541. 38-32 — Jurisdiction, powers and duties relating to violations of the traffic ordinance.
  542. 38-33 — Sessions.
  543. 38-34 — Duties of clerk.
  544. 38-35 — Deputy clerks.
  545. 38-36 — Bailiff.
  546. 38-37 — Style of prosecutions; arrest of offenders; summoning witnesses.
  547. 38-38 — Issuance and service of process.
  548. 38-39 — Default judgments.
  549. 38-40 — Bail bond or cash deposit.
  550. 38-41 — Requisites and disposition of cash deposit.
  551. 38-42 — Unlawful taking of cash deposit; approval of bond in felony cases.
  552. 38-43 — Who may not be bail sureties.
  553. 38-44 — Witness fees.
  554. 38-45 — Separation of witnesses; exclusion of minors from courtroom.
  555. 38-46 — Procedure; new trials.
  556. 38-47 — Acts punishable for contempt.
  557. 38-48 — Prosecution for contempt.
  558. 38-49 — Judgment and commitment for contempt.
  559. 38-50 — Intimidation of judicial officers, jurors and witnesses; obstructing administration of justice; penalty.
  560. 38-51 — False swearing and subornation of false swearing.
  561. 38-52 — Imprisonment for fines and costs.
  562. 38-53 — Court costs.
  563. 38-54 — Collection of fines and costs; remission; suspension of judgment.
  564. 38-81 — Demand for jury trial.
  565. 38-82 — Persons eligible to jury service.
  566. 38-83 — Number of jurors.
  567. 38-84 — Master jury list.
  568. 38-85 — Preparation of jury list for trial.
  569. 38-86 — Penalty for failure of jurors to attend.
  570. 38-87 — Discharge of jurors; excuse from attendance.
  571. 38-88 — When juror not entitled to compensation.
  572. 38-89 — Payment of compensation.
  573. 38-90 — Trial procedure.
  574. 38-121 — Installment or other method of payment when defendant unable to pay forthwith.
  575. 38-122 — Determination of ability to pay; questionnaire to be answered by defendant; assistance to defendant; penalty for false swearing.
  576. 38-123 — Payment of fine may be made condition of probation or suspension of sentence.
  577. 38-124 — Court may require defendant to be on good behavior until fine and costs are paid.
  578. 38-125 — Procedure upon default in payment under agreement; confinement in case of willful default.
  579. 38-126 — Community service work may be substituted in lieu of incarceration or a fine in municipal court.
  580. 38-127 — Home incarceration for municipal court offenders.
  581. 42-81 — When state of emergency deemed to exist.
  582. 42-82 — Declaration of emergency by proclamation of mayor; restrictions may be imposed; exemptions from restrictions.
  583. 42-83 — Specific restrictions authorized.
  584. 42-84 — Extension, alteration and rescission of proclamation.
  585. 42-85 — Compliance with restrictions imposed by proclamation mandatory.
  586. 42-86 — Authority to request state police and military forces; when proclamation of martial law may be recommended to governor.
  587. 42-87 — End of emergency period.
  588. 42-31 — Organization created; composition; title.
  589. 42-32 — Emergency services council.
  590. 42-33 — Functions of department.
  591. 42-34 — Powers and duties of mayor.
  592. 42-35 — Appointment, term and compensation of director.
  593. 42-36 — Director's powers and duties.
  594. 42-37 — Appropriations and authority to accept services, gifts, grants and loans.
  595. 42-38 — Utilization of existing services and facilities; volunteer assistance.
  596. 42-39 — Political activity prohibited.
  597. 42-40 — Emergency services personnel; required oath.
  598. 42-41 — Orders, rules and regulations; enforcement of article.
  599. 42-42 — Prohibited use of personnel identification.
  600. 42-43 — Obstruction of personnel.
  601. 42-44 — Members to return paraphernalia on request.
  602. 46-1 — Alarm systems.
  603. 50-81 — Legislative findings; statement of policy.
  604. 50-82 — Definitions.
  605. 50-83 — Abandonment of vehicles.
  606. 50-84 — Junked vehicles prohibited in certain places.
  607. 50-85 — Old vehicle tires and inoperative or abandoned household appliances prohibited in certain places.
  608. 50-86 — Authority to take possession of abandoned equipment; employment of personnel for enforcement; notification to owner of private property.
  609. 50-87 — Notification of vehicle owner and lienholders.
  610. 50-88 — Disposal of unclaimed vehicles.
  611. 50-89 — Proceeds from sale.
  612. 50-90 — Penalties.
  613. 50-91 — Injunctive relief.
  614. 50-92 — Construction.
  615. 50-31 — Article supplemental to other provisions of Code relating to nuisances.
  616. 50-32 — Prohibited within city.
  617. 50-33 — Certain nuisances enumerated; list not exclusive.
  618. 50-34 — Additional nuisances; penalties.
  619. 50-35 — Liability of owner for condition of leased premises.
  620. 50-36 — Inspections, investigations and complaints.
  621. 50-37 — Right to enter upon private premises; duty of occupants.
  622. 50-38 — Actions and reports by inspecting and investigating officers.
  623. 50-39 — Order to remedy activity or condition constituting nuisance; right to public hearing; actions by city manager.
  624. 50-40 — Conduct of public hearing; final abatement order by city manager.
  625. 50-41 — Review by city council.
  626. 50-42 — Recourse of city when abatement order ignored; lien; prosecution for maintenance of nuisance not barred by payment for abatement.
  627. 50-43 — Apportionment of cost of abatement.
  628. 50-44 — Article not to prohibit arrest for committing or maintaining nuisance.
  629. 50-45 — Order to abate condition constituting nuisance; right to public hearing; actions by city manager.
  630. 50-46 — Conduct of public hearing.
  631. 50-47 — Recourse of city when order to abate condition constituting nuisance is ignored; lien created; prosecution for maintenance of nuisance not barred by paying expense of abatement.
  632. 50-48 — Apportionment of cost of abatement.
  633. 50-49 — Destruction of unwholesome articles.
  634. 50-50 — Article does not prohibit arrest for committing or maintaining nuisance.
  635. 50-51 — Short title.
  636. 50-52 — Declaration of graffiti as a public nuisance.
  637. 50-53 — Definitions.
  638. 50-54 — Purpose.
  639. 50-55 — Permitting graffiti to remain prohibited.
  640. 50-56 — Notice to owner or possessor of property.
  641. 50-57 — Removal.
  642. 50-1 — Operation of engines, furnaces or boilers.
  643. 50-121 — Prohibited accumulation or discharge of liquid wastes.
  644. 50-122 — Requirements as to maintenance of premises and disposition of refuse.
  645. 50-123 — Disposition of grass, weeds and vegetation.
  646. 50-124 — Removal of prohibited accumulations of refuse and vegetation; joint responsibility of property owners and persons in charge; action by city.
  647. 50-171 — Short title.
  648. 50-172 — Purpose.
  649. 50-173 — Definitions.
  650. 50-174 — Establishment of a tree board.
  651. 50-175 — Duties of city arborist.
  652. 50-176 — Permits required.
  653. 50-177 — Application data.
  654. 50-178 — Removal, replanting, and replacement.
  655. 50-179 — Interference with city arborist.
  656. 50-180 — Placing materials on public property.
  657. 50-181 — Abuse or mutilation of public trees.
  658. 50-182 — Emergencies.
  659. 50-183 — Violation and penalty.
  660. 50-184 — Severability.
  661. 50-185 — Repealer.
  662. 50-186 — Public utility right-of-way maintenance.
  663. 54-41 — Composition and organization of department.
  664. 54-42 — Duties of department.
  665. 54-43 — Chief of the fire department; fire chief; powers.
  666. 54-44 — Chain of command; obedience to orders.
  667. 54-45 — Operations manuals.
  668. 54-46 — Firemen's civil service commission.
  669. 54-47 — Training of original appointees.
  670. 54-48 — Firemen's pension and relief fund; trustees.
  671. 54-49 — Immunization.
  672. 54-50 — Contributions toward firefighter/EMS uniforms.
  673. 54-51 — Workers' compensation; pay of firefighters/EMS injured in performance of duty.
  674. 54-52 — Demolition of structures to prevent spread of fire.
  675. 54-53 — Use of equipment and materials in motor vehicle emergencies and incidents involving individuals who are not assessed for fire service fees; enforcement.
  676. 54-71 — Definitions.
  677. 54-72 — Public policy declared; purpose of emergency medical services division.
  678. 54-73 — Promotions.
  679. 54-74 — Schedule of charges for ambulance services.
  680. 54-75 — Uncollectible accounts for ambulance-related services; authority of city collector.
  681. 54-101 — Definitions.
  682. 54-102 — Annual vacation leave.
  683. 54-103 — Sick leave.
  684. 54-104 — Funeral leave with pay.
  685. 54-105 — Legal holidays.
  686. 54-106 — Daily and weekly duty hours; pay periods; calculation of overtime pay; trading assigned shifts.
  687. 54-107 — Uniformed fire sick leave pool.
  688. 54-141 — Purpose; adopted; applicability; short title.
  689. 54-142 — Adoption and incorporation of relevant codes.
  690. 54-143 — Application, exemptions, inspections.
  691. 54-144 — Authorized orders under the Charleston Fire Prevention Code; appeals.
  692. 54-145 — Fire prevention bureau members, responsibilities, and authority.
  693. 54-146 — Violations and penalties; recourse of city to correct violations.
  694. 54-147 — Policies.
  695. 54-1 — Regulations for blasting operations.
  696. 54-2 — Unauthorized use of fire department property.
  697. 54-3 — Duty of spectators, and authority of firefighters and police, at scene of fire.
  698. 54-4 — False request for emergency medical services.
  699. 54-181 — Definitions; continuation, maintenance and improvement of fire service; legislative intent; city collector to administer regulations; use of funds; assessment of fees.
  700. 54-182 — Semiannual payment of charge.
  701. 54-183 — Penalty for default in payment; charge constitutes debt due city; recourse of city for collection.
  702. 54-184 — Exemptions.
  703. 54-185 — Certain delinquent charges to be excused as uncollectible.
  704. 54-190 — Generally.
  705. 54-191 — Consumer fireworks; regulations, prohibited actions, and exceptions
  706. 54-192 — Enforcement.
  707. 58-51 — Definitions.
  708. 58-52 — Conversion therapy prohibited.
  709. 58-53 — Enforcement.
  710. 58-54 — Civil penalty and appeal rights.
  711. 58-41 — Certificate of purity.
  712. 58-42 — Inspection and permit.
  713. 58-43 — Inspection or license fee.
  714. 58-44 — Handling and disposition of fees.
  715. 58-1 — Compliance with rules and regulations of state division of health.
  716. 58-2 — Police powers of health commissioner and other health officers and employees.
  717. 58-3 — Inspection of and entry within buildings and grounds by health commissioner and his representatives.
  718. 58-4 — Public exposure of food for sale.
  719. 58-5 — Storage or display of food close to ground.
  720. 58-6 — Fruit vendors' refuse containers.
  721. 58-7 — Laundries regulated; permit required.
  722. 58-61 — Establishing a community health action plan.
  723. 58-62 — Creation of board.
  724. 58-63 — Requirements of community health action plan.
  725. 62-81 — Unlawful discriminatory practices.
  726. 62-82 — Complaint, hearing procedures; issuance of cease and desist order.
  727. 62-83 — Enforcement of cease and desist order.
  728. 62-84 — Judicial review.
  729. 62-41 — Powers and objectives.
  730. 62-42 — Composition; appointment; terms of members; expenses.
  731. 62-43 — Personnel; chair; vice-chair; secretary; liaison; meetings; quorum.
  732. 62-44 — Assistance to commission; legal and investigative services.
  733. 62-45 — Powers; functions; services.
  734. 62-1 — Title.
  735. 62-2 — Declaration of policy.
  736. 62-3 — Definitions.
  737. 62-181 — Adoption by reference of W. Va. Code, §§ 5-11a, "The West Virginia Fair Housing Act."
  738. 62-182 — Amendments to W. Va. Code, § 5-11A, "The West Virginia Fair Housing Act."
  739. 62-183 — Penalty.
  740. 64-22 — Resident input.
  741. 65-20 — Regular and special meetings.
  742. 65-21 — Public records, public access, and ethics.
  743. 65-23 — Annual report.
  744. 65-10 — General.
  745. 65-11 — Divisions of CLRA.
  746. 65-12 — Redevelopment division.
  747. 65-13 — Conservation division.
  748. 65-14 — Priorities and management.
  749. 65-15 — Acquiring property through tax sales.
  750. 65-1 — Establishment and divisions.
  751. 65-2 — Purpose.
  752. 65-3 — Board of directors.
  753. 65-4 — Officers of the board.
  754. 65-5 — Public input.
  755. 65-6 — Official filing with secretary of state.
  756. 66-31 — Chief of police.
  757. 66-32 — Chain of command; obedience to orders.
  758. 66-33 — Police manual adopted; where filed and available for inspection; violations; short title.
  759. 66-34 — Updating manual provisions.
  760. 66-35 — Policemen's civil service commission.
  761. 66-36 — Policemen's pension and relief fund; trustees.
  762. 66-37 — Workers' compensation; pay of police officers injured in performance of duty.
  763. 66-38 — Contribution toward police officers' uniforms.
  764. 66-39 — Sale of abandoned property recovered by police.
  765. 66-61 — Daily and weekly duty hours; eight-hour shift; overtime pay.
  766. 66-62 — Daily and weekly duty hours; twelve-hour shift; overtime pay.
  767. 66-63 — Vacation leave.
  768. 66-64 — Legal holidays.
  769. 66-65 — Sick leave.
  770. 66-66 — Funeral leave with pay.
  771. 66-67 — Immunizations.
  772. 66-91 — Authorized to be appointed by mayor, for assignment by chief of police.
  773. 66-92 — Rules and regulations; compensation and hours of duty.
  774. 66-93 — Powers and duties; violations; training.
  775. 66-94 — Uniforms and equipment.
  776. 66-111 — Created.
  777. 66-112 — Membership.
  778. 66-113 — General purpose.
  779. 66-114 — Declaration of council.
  780. 66-151 — Penalties.
  781. 66-152 — Payment of fine; discharge of prisoners.
  782. 66-153 — Escape of prisoners generally.
  783. 66-154 — City officers and employees not to permit escapes.
  784. 66-155 — Giving prohibited articles to prisoners.
  785. 70-101 — Limitations on maintaining auto trailers on private property.
  786. 70-102 — Auto trailer camp permits.
  787. 70-103 — Permit for single auto trailer.
  788. 70-104 — Application for auto trailer camp permit.
  789. 70-105 — Limitations of permits.
  790. 70-106 — Fees.
  791. 70-107 — Reinspections.
  792. 70-108 — Permit revocation.
  793. 70-51 — Definitions.
  794. 70-52 — Violations and penalties.
  795. 70-53 — Person in charge of auto trailer camp; camp office and register.
  796. 70-54 — Duties of owners and persons in charge of auto trailer camps.
  797. 70-55 — Auto trailer camp layout.
  798. 70-56 — Sanitation.
  799. 70-57 — Lights in public rooms.
  800. 70-58 — Electrical connections.
  801. 70-59 — Compliance with plumbing code.
  802. 70-60 — Compliance with building codes.
  803. 70-61 — Effect of zoning ordinance.
  804. 70-62 — Fire protection.
  805. 70-63 — Parking on street.
  806. 70-64 — Storage of trailer on owner's premises.
  807. 74-31 — Definitions.
  808. 74-32 — Violations.
  809. 74-33 — Permits for commercial wells.
  810. 74-34 — Plans and specifications.
  811. 74-35 — Piping, fitting and connections.
  812. 74-36 — Abandoned wells.
  813. 74-37 — Sewer service charges.
  814. 74-38 — Deposits in sewers from commercial wells.
  815. 74-39 — Disposal of water from commercial wells.
  816. 78-41 — Rewards authorized in certain cases.
  817. 78-42 — Libraries and related offenses.
  818. 78-43 — Befouling property.
  819. 78-61 — Tampering with city property generally.
  820. 78-62 — Private property protected.
  821. 78-101 — Prohibited; definitions.
  822. 78-102 — Constitutes breach of peace; detention of suspects.
  823. 78-81 — Petit larceny.
  824. 78-82 — Embezzlement and larceny.
  825. 78-83 — Receiving stolen property.
  826. 78-84 — Larceny by trick.
  827. 78-85 — Meters measuring, companies furnishing utilities.
  828. 78-131 — False alarms and reports.
  829. 78-132 — Aircraft regulations.
  830. 78-133 — Airtight containers.
  831. 78-134 — Skylights and fire escapes.
  832. 78-161 — Disposition of firearms, dangerous weapons in possession of police department.
  833. 78-162 — Disposition of firearms, dangerous weapons in possession of municipal court.
  834. 78-163 — Carrying without license or other authorization.
  835. 78-165 — Carrying weapons upon municipal public property.
  836. 78-166 — Prohibited discharge.
  837. 78-167 — Brandishing or exposing weapons; threatening or causing breach of peace; penalty.
  838. 78-168 — Switchblade knives.
  839. 78-169 — Possession by persons under age 16.
  840. 78-170 — Slingshots, bows and arrows and airguns.
  841. 78-171 — Firearms in municipal parking facilities.
  842. 78-1 — Attempts; aiding and abetting; procuring offense.
  843. 78-2 — Assault and battery definitions; penalties.
  844. 78-3 — Advertisements, handbills, signs.
  845. 78-4 — Canes and walking sticks.
  846. 78-5 — Peeping toms.
  847. 78-6 — Spitting.
  848. 78-7 — Throwing missiles in streets or public places.
  849. 78-8 — Ticket scalping.
  850. 78-9 — Watercraft regulations.
  851. 78-10 — Hate crimes.
  852. 78-201 — Breach of the peace and related offenses; duties of proprietors of establishments.
  853. 78-202 — Disorderly conduct.
  854. 78-203 — Riots, routs and unlawful assemblies prohibited and defined.
  855. 78-204 — Dispersal; duty of police officers and participants.
  856. 78-205 — Disorderly conduct generally.
  857. 78-206 — Disorderly conduct in public schools of the city; loitering after being requested to leave school premises.
  858. 78-207 — Disturbance of assemblies.
  859. 78-208 — Interfering with customers at retail store.
  860. 78-209 — Religious services in streets.
  861. 78-210 — Curfew for underage persons.
  862. 78-211 — Drunkenness in public place; drinking or possession of alcoholic beverages in public; sale and use of nonintoxicating beer or other alcoholic beverages; penalties.
  863. 78-212 — Noise control.
  864. 78-213 — Obstructing pedestrians for purpose of inducing to purchase.
  865. 78-231 — Purpose of division.
  866. 78-232 — Conditions under which picketing permitted; unlawful picketing generally.
  867. 78-233 — Prohibited conduct at scene of picketing.
  868. 78-234 — Unlawful assemblies; dispersal of unlawful assemblies and arrest of those not dispersing.
  869. 78-235 — Protecting passage to and from health care facilities; preserving rights of picketers; offense and penalties.
  870. 78-251 — Definitions.
  871. 78-252 — Noncommercial use of sound trucks.
  872. 78-253 — Commercial advertising by sound truck prohibited.
  873. 78-254 — Police department activities excluded.
  874. 78-292 — Indecent exposure; public indecency; penalty.
  875. 78-311 — Sale, possession or giving away of obscene literature.
  876. 78-312 — Marking of indecent words, pictures, figures at places exposed to public view.
  877. 78-313 — Indecent shows or exhibitions.
  878. 78-321 — Definitions.
  879. 78-322 — Violation; penalty.
  880. 78-323 — Engaging in prostitution.
  881. 78-324 — Keeping houses of prostitution; persons under the age of 18.
  882. 78-325 — Entry to house of prostitution.
  883. 78-326 — Use of premises for prostitution.
  884. 78-327 — Enticing for prostitution.
  885. 78-328 — Loitering for prostitution.
  886. 78-341 — Keeping or exhibiting gaming table, machine or device; penalty; seizure of table, machine or device; forfeiture of money used in such gaming.
  887. 78-342 — Permitting gaming table or device on premises.
  888. 78-343 — Keeping place for gaming.
  889. 78-344 — Doorkeeper or guardian for gambling room.
  890. 78-345 — Betting on games of chance.
  891. 78-346 — Permitting gambling at hotels, similar establishments; presumption against innkeeper.
  892. 78-347 — Cheating.
  893. 78-348 — Lottery or raffle.
  894. 78-349 — Possession of tickets.
  895. 78-350 — Regulation of poolrooms.
  896. 78-396 — Needle exchange program authorized.
  897. 78-397 — Rules and regulations; Chief of Police authorized.
  898. 78-381 — Distribution of hypodermic needles; state certification required.
  899. 78-382 — Compliance with state law and regulations.
  900. 78-383 — Penalty.
  901. 78-384 — Council approval of application for state license to offer syringe services program.
  902. 78-371 — Definitions and schedules incorporated.
  903. 78-372 — Purporting to sell controlled substances.
  904. 78-373 — Simple possession of marijuana, synthetic cannabinoids, and other controlled substances.
  905. 78-374 — Conditional discharge for simple possession of controlled substances; expungement of records.
  906. 78-411 — Governmental functions of city not to be hampered by sit-ins or other methods.
  907. 78-412 — Interfering with city officers and employees; penalty.
  908. 78-413 — Refusing to aid or assist city officers and employees when lawfully summoned to do so.
  909. 78-414 — Impersonation of city officers and employees.
  910. 78-415 — City work projects not to be interfered with.
  911. 82-81 — Created; composition; qualifications, appointment and term of members; filling vacancies; compensation.
  912. 82-82 — Purpose of commission; consultation with.
  913. 82-83 — Chairman and secretary; rules; meetings; records.
  914. 82-84 — Duties.
  915. 82-41 — Created.
  916. 82-42 — Director and other personnel.
  917. 82-43 — Administration and enforcement powers of director; duties generally.
  918. 82-44 — Construction and acquisition of recreational property.
  919. 82-45 — Budget and expenses.
  920. 82-1 — Definitions.
  921. 82-2 — Declaration of public policy; purpose of chapter.
  922. 82-3 — Rules and regulations.
  923. 82-121 — Entering playgrounds and swimming pools after hours.
  924. 82-122 — Hours of public access to city parks; penalties.
  925. 82-123 — Ruffner Memorial Park.
  926. 82-124 — Waiver of swimming pool fees at certain facilities.
  927. 82-125 — Schedule of fees.
  928. 82-126 — Danner Meadow Park.
  929. 82-127 — Elk River Park.
  930. 82-128 — Race courses.
  931. 82-129 — Fee adjustments.
  932. 82-161 — Purpose; definitions.
  933. 82-162 — Event electricity hook-up; license for hook-up.
  934. 82-163 — Violations, enforcement, and penalties.
  935. 86-1 — Establishment of human resources department.
  936. 86-2 — Appointment of director of human resources; general powers and duties.
  937. 86-10 — Enforcement.
  938. 86-100 — Personnel Rules and Administrative Policies adopted.
  939. 86-101 — Authorization to amend and promulgate new Personnel Rules and Administrative Policies.
  940. 86-102 — Equal opportunity employment.
  941. 86-103 — Compensation.
  942. 86-104 — Vacation leave.
  943. 86-105 — Sick leave.
  944. 86-106 — Holidays.
  945. 86-107 — Family and medical leave.
  946. 86-108 — Military leave
  947. 86-109 — Sexual harassment and workplace violence.
  948. 86-200 — Progressive discipline.
  949. 86-201 — Employee grievances.
  950. 90-31 — Created; composition; qualifications, appointment, terms and compensation of members; filling vacancies.
  951. 90-32 — Official name; powers and duties as to planning and zoning generally.
  952. 90-33 — General purpose.
  953. 90-34 — Planning; approval of commission required before action by city.
  954. 90-35 — Power to employ help; budget; cooperation from other officials and employees.
  955. 90-36 — Chairman and secretary; rules; meetings; records.
  956. 90-37 — Contracts for expenditure of money.
  957. 90-38 — Office.
  958. 90-39 — Plats or replats of land laid out in building lots.
  959. 91-1 — Zoning ordinance.
  960. 94-1 — Franchise to occupy streets.
  961. 94-2 — Conformity with regulations required.
  962. 94-3 — Obstruction of railway track or interference with operation of trains.
  963. 94-4 — Removal or melting of snow from railway tracks.
  964. 94-5 — Jumping on or off moving train.
  965. 94-6 — Trespass on railroad property.
  966. 98-41 — Definitions.
  967. 98-42 — Violation and penalty.
  968. 98-43 — City manager ex officio sanitation inspector.
  969. 98-44 — Director of refuse collection.
  970. 98-45 — Whom to collect refuse and recyclables; issuance of annual permits to commercial waste haulers by city manager.
  971. 98-46 — Outside storage of refuse must be in standard containers.
  972. 98-47 — Manner of storing refuse and recyclables; use of plastic bags.
  973. 98-48 — Regulation of time of day and area during which refuse and recyclables may be collected from residential districts and surrounding areas.
  974. 98-49 — Throwing, scattering or delivering refuse upon any premises, street or place.
  975. 98-50 — Delivery of refuse upon private property.
  976. 98-51 — Open burning of refuse or disposal of refuse in domestic incinerators prohibited.
  977. 98-52 — Permit for burning.
  978. 98-71 — Charges for refuse, recyclables and yard (green) waste services; authority of city collector to promulgate rules and regulations related to collection of fees.
  979. 98-72 — City to collect residential refuse fee.
  980. 98-73 — Collection rates do not cover certain types of refuse.
  981. 98-74 — Special service charge; additional charges for certain refuse.
  982. 98-75 — Payment of service charges.
  983. 98-76 — Notice of lien for failure to pay fee, rate, penalty or charge.
  984. 98-77 — Special rates authorized by city council.
  985. 98-78 — Charges for use of city refuse disposal facilities; collection of charges.
  986. 98-79 — Collection of service charges; records; city auditor.
  987. 98-80 — Weighing scales.
  988. 98-81 — Disposition of charges for refuse service; city solid waste fund.
  989. 98-82 — Release of liens filed for failure to pay refuse service charges.
  990. 98-101 — Location and time for placement; disabled and infirmed residents.
  991. 98-121 — Separation of recyclables from municipal solid waste.
  992. 98-122 — Collection of recyclables.
  993. 98-123 — Ownership of recyclables.
  994. 98-124 — Collection of recyclables by unauthorized persons.
  995. 98-125 — Disposal of recyclables following collection.
  996. 98-126 — Revenue from recycling.
  997. 98-151 — Separation, collection and disposal of yard (green) waste.
  998. 98-171 — Prohibited disposal of tires.
  999. 98-172 — Penalties.
  1000. 98-1 — Notice of violation, refuse citations, appeals, and municipal court process.
  1001. 98-2 — Prohibited disposal of waste matter generally.
  1002. 98-3 — Prohibited discharges in watercourses, wells, similar places.
  1003. 98-4 — Prohibited littering of streets, sidewalks and public places; duty of persons in violation of section.
  1004. 98-5 — Street rubbish cans; littering.
  1005. 98-6 — Cleaning circus grounds.
  1006. 98-7 — Refuse at outdoor eating establishments.
  1007. 98-8 — Duty of contractors to remove debris; collection of refuse from lots.
  1008. 98-9 — Fallen trees; stumps; debris.
  1009. 98-10 — Exposure of wind-blown materials or fragments from buildings.
  1010. 102-91 — Adoption of City of Charleston Public Rights-of-Way Excavation and Restoration Ordinance Manual.
  1011. 102-51 — When abutting owners to construct.
  1012. 102-52 — Duty of abutting owner to repair; construction or repair by city.
  1013. 102-53 — Grades and widths.
  1014. 102-54 — Width regulations.
  1015. 102-55 — Standards, specifications and materials.
  1016. 102-56 — License required to engage in business of constructing sidewalks.
  1017. 102-1 — Prohibited grant by any city official of exclusive right to appropriation of street for individual use.
  1018. 102-2 — Public grass strips.
  1019. 102-3 — Street openings by permit only; safety device required.
  1020. 102-4 — Obstructions; open manholes; bridges over excavations.
  1021. 102-5 — Use of sidewalk for handling fuel or goods.
  1022. 102-6 — Displays on sidewalks.
  1023. 102-7 — Prohibited material in streets or public places; coal; refuse from fruit stands.
  1024. 102-8 — Gasoline or oily substance on pavement.
  1025. 102-9 — Protection of streets from dirt or trees from abutting premises.
  1026. 102-10 — Sweeping sidewalks; placing refuse on or sweeping across sidewalks.
  1027. 102-11 — Removal of snow and ice.
  1028. 102-12 — Area where street sale of articles and/or food prohibited.
  1029. 102-13 — Certain acts constitute offenses in public parks and squares; government property declared public parks.
  1030. 102-14 — Improvement of parks, squares, similar places by city council.
  1031. 102-15 — Public fountains.
  1032. 102-16 — Obstruction of view of drivers of vehicles by planting or maintaining foliage.
  1033. 102-17 — Playing games in streets.
  1034. 102-18 — Items prohibited at outdoor events.
  1035. 102-151 — Naming public streets.
  1036. 102-171 — Powers of building commissioner.
  1037. 102-172 — Procedure regarding change of numbers.
  1038. 102-173 — Method of numbering; complaints; action of city council.
  1039. 102-174 — Placement and maintenance of street numbers upon premises by owners of properties having buildings on such premises.
  1040. 102-331 — General.
  1041. 102-332 — Eligible streets.
  1042. 102-333 — Program participation.
  1043. 102-290 — Purpose/Intent.
  1044. 102-291 — Definitions.
  1045. 102-292 — Applicability.
  1046. 102-293 — Responsibility for administration.
  1047. 102-294 — Illicit discharge and connection prohibitions.
  1048. 102-295 — Watercourse protection.
  1049. 102-296 — Industrial or construction activity discharges.
  1050. 102-297 — Requirement to prevent control, and reduce stormwater pollutants by the use of best management practices.
  1051. 102-298 — Access to facilities for inspection, monitoring, sampling, measuring, testing or copying records.
  1052. 102-299 — Notification of spills.
  1053. 102-301 — Notice of violation.
  1054. 102-302 — Request for reconsideration.
  1055. 102-304 — Enforcement measures.
  1056. 102-305 — Injunctive relief.
  1057. 102-306 — Violations deemed a public nuisance.
  1058. 102-307 — Criminal prosecution.
  1059. 102-308 — Remedies not exclusive.
  1060. 102-309 — Severability.
  1061. 102-310 — Purpose/intent.
  1062. 102-311 — Definitions.
  1063. 102-312 — Applicability.
  1064. 102-313 — Responsibility for administration.
  1065. 102-314 — Approval of land disturbing activity.
  1066. 102-315 — Submission of erosion and sediment control plan; modifications.
  1067. 102-316 — Erosion and sediment control design requirements.
  1068. 102-317 — Review and approval of land disturbing activity and erosion and sediment control plan.
  1069. 102-318 — Inspection of construction site.
  1070. 102-319 — Notice of noncompliance and order to correct.
  1071. 102-320 — Injunctive relief.
  1072. 102-321 — Violations deemed a public nuisance; penalties.
  1073. 102-322 — Criminal prosecution.
  1074. 102-323 — Remedies not exclusive.
  1075. 102-324 — Severability.
  1076. 102-271 — Planning department rules and regulations under article.
  1077. 102-272 — Compliance with federal, state and local laws and regulations.
  1078. 102-273 — Nondiscrimination/right to limit or deny admission or service.
  1079. 102-274 — Definitions.
  1080. 102-275 — Permit process.
  1081. 102-276 — Standards for outdoor dining areas.
  1082. 102-277 — Additional requirements.
  1083. 102-278 — Denial or revocation of permit.
  1084. 102-279 — Penalty.
  1085. 102-261 — Authority to close city street, alley, lane, road or other public right-of-way.
  1086. 102-262 — Procedure.
  1087. 102-200 — Purpose.
  1088. 102-201 — Definitions.
  1089. 102-202 — Application.
  1090. 102-203 — Fees.
  1091. 102-204 — Permitted use; zoning applicability.
  1092. 102-205 — Design guidelines.
  1093. 102-206 — Application processing.
  1094. 102-207 — Consolidated applications permitted.
  1095. 102-208 — Work within and repairs to the right-of-way.
  1096. 102-209 — Building commissioner rules.
  1097. 102-210 — Revocation.
  1098. 102-211 — Violations and penalties.
  1099. 102-212 — Franchise to set or place wires, poles, other paraphernalia, on streets; use of wires.
  1100. 102-213 — Permit for additions, replacements, relocations of wires.
  1101. 102-214 — Workers' badges.
  1102. 102-215 — Right of council to prescribe kind, size and location of poles.
  1103. 102-216 — Insulation and protection of line wires.
  1104. 102-217 — Mains and service wires.
  1105. 102-218 — Ground wires.
  1106. 102-219 — High-tension wires.
  1107. 102-220 — Wires carrying electric current under street surface.
  1108. 102-221 — Transformers.
  1109. 102-222 — Standard electrical construction and equipment required.
  1110. 102-223 — Poles, wires and electrical equipment to comply with article.
  1111. 102-224 — Municipal control of telephone, telegraph and electric companies.
  1112. 110-31 — Definitions.
  1113. 110-32 — Administration and enforcement.
  1114. 110-33 — Refunds and credits.
  1115. 110-34 — Offenses.
  1116. 110-35 — Revocation of licenses and permits.
  1117. 110-36 — Records.
  1118. 110-51 — Imposition of privilege tax.
  1119. 110-52 — Producers of natural resource products.
  1120. 110-53 — Manufacturing, compounding or preparing products.
  1121. 110-54 — Business of selling tangible property; certain sales exempt.
  1122. 110-55 — Public service or utility business.
  1123. 110-56 — Business of contracting.
  1124. 110-57 — Business of operating amusements.
  1125. 110-58 — Service business or calling not otherwise specifically taxed.
  1126. 110-59 — Business of furnishing property for hire.
  1127. 110-60 — Banking and other financial businesses; findings of city council.
  1128. 110-61 — Persons taxable on multiple activities—Credits.
  1129. 110-62 — Tax rate for HMO.
  1130. 110-63 — Exemptions.
  1131. 110-81 — Tax cumulative.
  1132. 110-82 — Return and remittance; tax year.
  1133. 110-83 — Extensions of time; payment plans.
  1134. 110-84 — Records, statements, and investigations.
  1135. 110-85 — Secrecy of returns.
  1136. 110-86 — Reciprocal exchange.
  1137. 110-87 — Unlawful release of tax information; penalties.
  1138. 110-88 — Mathematical errors; collection of balance due on return without remittance.
  1139. 110-111 — Limitation on assessments.
  1140. 110-112 — Assessment of tax when insufficiently returned.
  1141. 110-113 — Notices of assessment; petition for reassessment.
  1142. 110-114 — Hearing procedure; administrative decision.
  1143. 110-115 — Appeals to circuit court.
  1144. 110-116 — Ten-year limitations on collection.
  1145. 110-141 — Methods of collection.
  1146. 110-142 — Tax constitutes debt: lien created; enforcement of lien.
  1147. 110-143 — Distraint.
  1148. 110-144 — Injunction.
  1149. 110-145 — Interest and penalties.
  1150. 110-146 — Payment when person sell[s] out or quits business; liability of successor, liens.
  1151. 110-147 — Settlement of contracts made with city.
  1152. 110-148 — Final settlement with contractors; user personally liable.
  1153. 110-149 — Limited effect of city collector's certificate.
  1154. 110-181 — Definitions.
  1155. 110-182 — Applicability.
  1156. 110-183 — Admission tax imposed.
  1157. 110-184 — Payment of tax.
  1158. 110-185 — Unpaid tax a lien; penalty.
  1159. 110-186 — Enforcement of lien.
  1160. 110-187 — Compliance with regulations; records.
  1161. 110-188 — Investigation by city collector.
  1162. 110-189 — Information to be confidential.
  1163. 110-190 — City collector to enforce rules.
  1164. 110-191 — Liability of city collector.
  1165. 110-192 — Permit required.
  1166. 110-1 — Unlawful release of tax information; penalties.
  1167. 110-221 — Definitions.
  1168. 110-222 — Administrative procedures generally.
  1169. 110-223 — Disposition of proceeds.
  1170. 110-224 — Violations and penalties.
  1171. 110-225 — Interest and penalties.
  1172. 110-251 — Imposition.
  1173. 110-252 — Rate.
  1174. 110-253 — Exemptions for government agencies or employees.
  1175. 110-271 — Collection when sale on credit.
  1176. 110-272 — Consumer to pay tax; collection and accounting by hotel operator; hotel or hotel operator not to make certain representations.
  1177. 110-273 — Priority of tax in receivership, bankruptcy, similar proceedings.
  1178. 110-274 — Liability of hotel operator for failure to collect or remit.
  1179. 110-275 — Total amount collected to be remitted.
  1180. 110-276 — Returns and remittances generally.
  1181. 110-277 — Records.
  1182. 110-278 — Liability of officers of associations or corporations.
  1183. 110-311 — Definitions.
  1184. 110-312 — Imposed; amount; notice to utility of effective date.
  1185. 110-313 — Exemptions.
  1186. 110-314 — Collection; time of payment; effective date; proration.
  1187. 110-315 — Maintenance and inspection of records.
  1188. 110-316 — Nonliability of utility for erroneous collections; duty of city when purchaser claims tax not owed; refunds; rules and regulations.
  1189. 110-317 — Additional remedies for collection of tax.
  1190. 111-1 — Council findings.
  1191. 111-2 — Definitions.
  1192. 111-3 — Imposition of consumers sales and service tax.
  1193. 111-4 — Imposition of use tax.
  1194. 111-5 — Calculation of tax on fractional parts of a dollar.
  1195. 111-6 — State and local sales and use tax bases.
  1196. 111-7 — Exceptions.
  1197. 111-8 — Credit for local sales tax lawfully paid to another municipality.
  1198. 111-9 — Local rate and boundary changes.
  1199. 111-10 — State level administration.
  1200. 111-11 — Administrative procedures.
  1201. 111-12 — Criminal penalties.
  1202. 111-13 — Automatic updating.
  1203. 111-14 — Deposit of taxes collected in special revenue funds.
  1204. 111-15 — Effective date.
  1205. 114-51 — Authority of firefighters and rescue squad members to direct traffic.
  1206. 114-52 — Powers and duties of police department.
  1207. 114-53 — Authority of chief of police to issue permits.
  1208. 114-54 — Authority of chief of police to close streets and to emplace signs.
  1209. 114-55 — Interference with official traffic control devices or railroad signs or signals.
  1210. 114-81 — Presumption as to violations involving vehicles in motion and precedent condition.
  1211. 114-82 — Arrest or appearance in answer to notice of violation; bail bond; service of notice to appear.
  1212. 114-83 — Bond for double amount of fine.
  1213. 114-84 — Failure to obey notice of summons.
  1214. 114-85 — Issuance of books of parking tags or summons to police.
  1215. 114-86 — Receipts for bonds posted or fines paid.
  1216. 114-87 — How traffic officers to sign summons; time for payment of fines or posting bonds.
  1217. 114-88 — Notice to parking offenders failing to obey summons.
  1218. 114-89 — List to municipal court clerk of unanswered summonses; warrants.
  1219. 114-90 — Parking citation as prima facie evidence of offense; process to pay or contest parking citations.
  1220. 114-91 — Report of failure to cooperate with municipal court clerk; interference.
  1221. 114-92 — Duties of city auditor.
  1222. 114-121 — Intent and purpose.
  1223. 114-122 — Removal and impoundment.
  1224. 114-123 — Immobilization.
  1225. 114-124 — Notice of immobilization.
  1226. 114-125 — Notice to owner of impounded vehicle.
  1227. 114-126 — Owner responsibility.
  1228. 114-127 — Records.
  1229. 114-128 — Release of vehicle.
  1230. 114-129 — Notification of vehicle owner and lienholders.
  1231. 114-130 — Sale of vehicle.
  1232. 114-131 — Rules and regulations.
  1233. 114-151 — Appointment; assignment.
  1234. 114-152 — Rules and regulations; compensation and hours of duty.
  1235. 114-153 — Power and duties; training.
  1236. 114-154 — Uniform and equipment.
  1237. 114-155 — Notice of parking offenders.
  1238. 114-191 — Information required.
  1239. 114-192 — Accident involving unattended vehicle.
  1240. 114-193 — Accidents involving only property damage.
  1241. 114-194 — Report if driver incapacitated.
  1242. 114-1 — Short title.
  1243. 114-2 — Definitions.
  1244. 114-3 — Penalties.
  1245. 114-4 — Parties to an offense.
  1246. 114-5 — Offenses by persons owning or controlling vehicles.
  1247. 114-6 — State laws adopted by reference.
  1248. 114-7 — Provisions of chapter refer to vehicles upon streets and highways; exceptions.
  1249. 114-8 — Required obedience to chapter.
  1250. 114-9 — Obedience to chapter by public officials and employees; exceptions as to persons engaged in highway surface work.
  1251. 114-10 — Persons riding animals; animal-drawn vehicles.
  1252. 114-11 — Obedience to police orders.
  1253. 114-12 — Obedience to traffic control instructions at site of street or highway construction or maintenance.
  1254. 114-13 — Authorized emergency vehicles.
  1255. 114-14 — Permit to operate authorized emergency vehicle.
  1256. 114-15 — Rights of owners of real property.
  1257. 114-16 — Processions and parades; permit required; exceptions.
  1258. 114-17 — Funeral processions.
  1259. 114-18 — Toy vehicles on streets and sidewalks.
  1260. 114-19 — Glass and injurious materials not to be deposited on street; removal of substances from scene of wrecked vehicle.
  1261. 114-20 — Unlawful taking of vehicle.
  1262. 114-21 — Injuring or tampering with vehicle.
  1263. 114-22 — Removal from streets of wrecked or abandoned vehicles.
  1264. 114-23 — Boarding or alighting from moving vehicles.
  1265. 114-24 — Unlawful riding.
  1266. 114-231 — Effect of previously installed traffic control devices.
  1267. 114-232 — Obedience to traffic control devices.
  1268. 114-233 — Signs to be legible and in place.
  1269. 114-234 — Traffic control signal legend.
  1270. 114-235 — Turning right on red regulated.
  1271. 114-236 — Locations where right turn on red prohibited.
  1272. 114-237 — Pedestrian walk and wait signals.
  1273. 114-238 — Flashing signals.
  1274. 114-239 — When "stop" signal may be disregarded.
  1275. 114-240 — Installation and maintenance of traffic control devices; specifications; state approval required to place devices upon state highway.
  1276. 114-241 — Fire lanes on private property devoted to public use.
  1277. 114-242 — Unauthorized signs, signals or markings; nuisances.
  1278. 114-261 — Established; contents.
  1279. 114-262 — Traffic control file.
  1280. 114-263 — Amendments.
  1281. 114-264 — One-way streets.
  1282. 114-265 — Prohibited and limited turns.
  1283. 114-701 — Obedience to article; duty of parents and guardians; applicability of article to bicycles.
  1284. 114-702 — Traffic laws apply to persons riding bicycles.
  1285. 114-703 — Riding on bicycles.
  1286. 114-704 — Clinging to vehicles.
  1287. 114-705 — Riding on roadways and paths.
  1288. 114-706 — Riding on sidewalk.
  1289. 114-707 — Riding without feet on pedals.
  1290. 114-708 — Fancy riding.
  1291. 114-709 — Carrying articles.
  1292. 114-710 — Headlamp and rear reflector.
  1293. 114-711 — Signal device.
  1294. 114-712 — Brakes.
  1295. 114-713 — Penalties for bicycle violations.
  1296. 114-301 — Reckless driving.
  1297. 114-302 — Driving under influence of alcohol, controlled substances or drugs.
  1298. 114-303 — Phrases synonymous with "driving under the influence of alcohol"; validation of warrants and indictments.
  1299. 114-321 — Implied consent to test; administration at direction of police officer.
  1300. 114-322 — How blood test administered; use of test results; certain immunity from liability incident to administering test.
  1301. 114-323 — Refusal to submit to certain chemical tests; procedure to initiate suspension of driver's license or privilege; consent not withdrawn if arrested person incapable of refusal.
  1302. 114-324 — Interpretation and use of chemical test.
  1303. 114-325 — Right to demand test.
  1304. 114-326 — Fee for withdrawing blood sample and making urine test.
  1305. 114-327 — Hearing procedure; judicial review.
  1306. 114-361 — Motor vehicle drivers must be licensed.
  1307. 114-362 — Vehicle registration plates required.
  1308. 114-363 — State vehicle inspection certificate required.
  1309. 114-364 — Safety equipment and requirements for motorcyclists and motorcycles.
  1310. 114-365 — Obstruction to driver's view or driving mechanism.
  1311. 114-367 — Backing.
  1312. 114-368 — Restricted access.
  1313. 114-369 — One-way streets.
  1314. 114-370 — Closed streets.
  1315. 114-371 — Driving on sidewalk.
  1316. 114-372 — Signs indicating vehicles of certain types or weight prohibited on certain streets or bridges.
  1317. 114-373 — Safety zones.
  1318. 114-374 — Zones of quiet.
  1319. 114-375 — Play streets.
  1320. 114-376 — Following too closely.
  1321. 114-377 — Following fire apparatus prohibited.
  1322. 114-378 — Driving with clutch or gears disengaged.
  1323. 114-379 — Crossing fire hose.
  1324. 114-380 — Obstructing intersection or crosswalk.
  1325. 114-381 — Towing.
  1326. 114-401 — Speed restrictions generally.
  1327. 114-402 — Maximum speed limits established.
  1328. 114-403 — Minimum speed.
  1329. 114-404 — Nonpassenger vehicles with pneumatic tires.
  1330. 114-405 — Vehicles without pneumatic tires.
  1331. 114-406 — Speed on bridges.
  1332. 114-407 — Slow-moving vehicle emblem.
  1333. 114-431 — Keeping to right side of roadway; exceptions.
  1334. 114-432 — Passing in opposite directions.
  1335. 114-433 — Overtaking and passing on left.
  1336. 114-434 — When overtaking on right permissible.
  1337. 114-435 — Limitations on overtaking on left.
  1338. 114-436 — Driving to left of center.
  1339. 114-437 — No passing zones.
  1340. 114-438 — Dividing traffic islands; double lines on streets.
  1341. 114-439 — Rotary traffic islands.
  1342. 114-440 — Roadways laned for traffic.
  1343. 114-441 — Divided streets.
  1344. 114-461 — Required position and method of turning at intersections.
  1345. 114-462 — Right turns.
  1346. 114-463 — Left turns on two-way roadways.
  1347. 114-464 — Left turns on other than two-way roadways.
  1348. 114-465 — Stopping and sudden decrease of speed require signal be given.
  1349. 114-466 — U-turns.
  1350. 114-467 — Obedience to turn signs and travel indicators.
  1351. 114-468 — Starting parked vehicle.
  1352. 114-469 — Turning at intersections.
  1353. 114-470 — Signals by hand and arm or signal device.
  1354. 114-471 — Method of giving hand-and-arm signals.
  1355. 114-491 — Upon approaching or entering intersection.
  1356. 114-492 — When faced by yield right-of-way sign.
  1357. 114-493 — When turning left at intersection.
  1358. 114-494 — When entering through highway or stop intersections.
  1359. 114-495 — When emerging from alley, private driveway, parking lot or garage.
  1360. 114-496 — Upon approach of authorized emergency vehicles.
  1361. 114-511 — At railroad crossings generally.
  1362. 114-512 — Certain vehicles at grade crossings.
  1363. 114-513 — Heavy equipment at grade crossings.
  1364. 114-514 — Stop signs at intersections.
  1365. 114-515 — Stop before emerging from alley or private driveway.
  1366. 114-516 — Upon meeting a stopped school bus; requirements for school buses.
  1367. 114-551 — Presumption as to and condition precedent to illegal parking.
  1368. 114-552 — Impounding vehicles.
  1369. 114-553 — Owner responsible for illegal parking.
  1370. 114-554 — Unattended motor vehicle.
  1371. 114-555 — Parking parallel to curb, close to curb; angle parking.
  1372. 114-556 — Where less than ten feet of roadway left available for traffic.
  1373. 114-557 — Stopping outside of business or residence districts restricted.
  1374. 114-558 — Officers authorized to remove illegally stopped vehicles.
  1375. 114-559 — Stopping, standing or parking prohibited in specified places.
  1376. 114-560 — Display for sale; repair or advertising on street.
  1377. 114-561 — Vehicles laden with explosives or flammable materials.
  1378. 114-562 — Headlamps on parked vehicles.
  1379. 114-563 — Backing up to curb to load or unload; loading permits.
  1380. 114-564 — Regulation of parking by signposting in prohibited parking areas generally.
  1381. 114-565 — No parking at entrances to certain buildings.
  1382. 114-566 — Limited parking areas.
  1383. 114-567 — Physicians on emergency calls; vehicles while being loaded or unloaded; police department vehicles.
  1384. 114-568 — Hazardous or congested places.
  1385. 114-569 — Stopping, standing or parking prohibited beneath fire escapes and within 15 feet of emergency exits.
  1386. 114-570 — Adjacent to schools.
  1387. 114-571 — Alleys and driveways.
  1388. 114-572 — Bridges, railroad crossings, underpasses and overpasses.
  1389. 114-573 — Truck width, height and load restrictions; 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. parking prohibited in certain area.
  1390. 114-574 — Vehicles parked on private property.
  1391. 114-575 — Procedure for establishment of loading zones; conditions governing; loading zone record.
  1392. 114-576 — Permitted uses of loading zones.
  1393. 114-577 — Bus stops or stands.
  1394. 114-578 — Residential permit parking.
  1395. 114-579 — Residential permit parking policy.
  1396. 114-580 — Valet parking areas.
  1397. 114-601 — Powers and duties of city council.
  1398. 114-602 — Management of and regulations governing city-owned lots and buildings.
  1399. 114-621 — Hours of operation; duty of driver upon entering parking spaces; deposit of coins; overtime parking.
  1400. 114-622 — Per-hour parking fees established.
  1401. 114-623 — Per-hour parking fee established.
  1402. 114-624 — Time limits as specified on meters prevail in cases of conflict.
  1403. 114-625 — Vehicle to be parked wholly within marked parking space.
  1404. 114-626 — No different or additional rights granted by division; disposition of fees.
  1405. 114-627 — Slugs; injuring or tampering with meters.
  1406. 114-628 — Parking spaces; erecting and relocating meters.
  1407. 114-661 — Subject to traffic regulations.
  1408. 114-662 — Right-of-way in crosswalks.
  1409. 114-663 — Crossing at other than crosswalks.
  1410. 114-664 — Drivers to exercise due care.
  1411. 114-665 — Use of right half of crosswalks.
  1412. 114-666 — Use of sidewalks.
  1413. 114-667 — Walking along roadway.
  1414. 114-668 — Hitchhiking.
  1415. 114-669 — Blind pedestrians.
  1416. 114-670 — Persons working on streets and highways.
  1417. 114-671 — Penalties for pedestrian violations.
  1418. 114-862 — Definitions.
  1419. 114-863 — Prohibition of operation and use of all-terrain vehicles.
  1420. 114-864 — Exceptions.
  1421. 114-865 — Exemptions.
  1422. 114-866 — Authorizing or permitting a minor to violate any provision of this article.
  1423. 114-867 — Penalties.
  1424. 114-868 — Liability.
  1425. 114-811 — Unsafe and improperly equipped vehicles; all vehicles to be equipped as provided by state law.
  1426. 114-812 — Child passenger restraining system required.
  1427. 114-813 — Brakes.
  1428. 114-814 — Tractors and vehicles equipped with chains or cleats.
  1429. 114-815 — Lights.
  1430. 114-816 — Horns and other sounding devices.
  1431. 114-817 — Sirens and exhaust whistles.
  1432. 114-818 — Cutouts and mufflers; racing motors or producing noise; smoke and gasses.
  1433. 114-819 — Quiet operation of motorcycles; mufflers.
  1434. 114-820 — Rear vision mirror on motorcycles.
  1435. 114-821 — Vehicles transporting explosives.
  1436. 114-822 — Driving vehicles carrying projecting objects.
  1437. 114-823 — Transportation and delivery of oil.
  1438. 114-824 — Sound apparatus on vehicles.
  1439. 114-791 — Permitting excessive size and weight of vehicles on city streets and highways.
  1440. 114-792 — Vehicular truck traffic on Kanawha Boulevard.
  1441. 114-915 — Definitions.
  1442. 114-916 — Authorizing the use of motorized scooters.
  1443. 114-917 — Additional requirements for operation between sunset and sunrise.
  1444. 114-918 — Prohibited acts.
  1445. 114-919 — Authorizing or permitting a minor to violate any provision of this article.
  1446. 114-920 — Penalties.
  1447. 114-921 — Liability.
  1448. 114-761 — Generally.
  1449. 114-762 — Minimum standards to be met by towing companies.
  1450. 118-61 — Declaration of necessity; sewer connection required where available.
  1451. 118-62 — Application for sewer service required.
  1452. 118-63 — User's responsibility to keep sewer clean.
  1453. 118-64 — Leaks.
  1454. 118-65 — Unauthorized connections prohibited.
  1455. 118-66 — City not liable for damage.
  1456. 118-67 — Tampering with sewer appurtenances.
  1457. 118-68 — Entering sewer.
  1458. 118-69 — Injury to sewer.
  1459. 118-70 — Matter not to be thrown into sewer.
  1460. 118-71 — Introducing into sewer hot, corrosive or explosive substances.
  1461. 118-72 — Obstruction.
  1462. 118-73 — License required to engage in business of laying or constructing sewers or drainways.
  1463. 118-74 — Certain buildings required to have sanitary water closets, connected to sanitary sewer or sanitary septic tanks.
  1464. 118-75 — Septic tank permits and requirements.
  1465. 118-76 — Certain premises required to have privies; privy permits; requirements as to privies.
  1466. 118-77 — Sewage disposal by broad irrigation, subsoil irrigation.
  1467. 118-78 — Responsibility for and requirements concerning installation and maintenance of sanitary facilities.
  1468. 118-79 — Abatement of violations.
  1469. 118-80 — Removal of contents of privies, cesspools and septic tanks; transportation over city streets; final disposition.
  1470. 118-81 — Unlawful deposit of fecal matter.
  1471. 118-82 — Professional cleaners of septic tanks and privies.
  1472. 118-101 — Permit for connection; tapping charge.
  1473. 118-102 — Tapping or opening sewer without permit.
  1474. 118-103 — Sewer taps only by authorized persons.
  1475. 118-104 — Approval of connections by city inspector.
  1476. 118-121 — Created; powers and duties; composition; appointment and term of members.
  1477. 118-122 — Officers; salaries; bond of treasurer.
  1478. 118-123 — Powers and duties.
  1479. 118-141 — Adoption of certain rules and regulations and establishment of a schedule of just and equitable rates or charges; use of water meters.
  1480. 118-142 — Established rates applicable to premises subsequently served.
  1481. 118-143 — City subject to established rates or charges.
  1482. 118-144 — Authority vested in sanitary board for billing and collection.
  1483. 118-145 — Lien for enforcement of collection of billed rates or charges.
  1484. 118-146 — Duration of liability for sewer service.
  1485. 118-201 — Definitions.
  1486. 118-202 — Applicability.
  1487. 118-203 — Prohibitions and limitations on wastewater discharges.
  1488. 118-204 — Pretreatment of wastewater.
  1489. 118-205 — Control of prohibited wastes.
  1490. 118-206 — Industrial user discharge permit requirements.
  1491. 118-207 — Industrial user discharge permit application.
  1492. 118-208 — Industrial user discharge permit issuance.
  1493. 118-209 — Monitoring and reporting requirement.
  1494. 118-210 — Compliance monitoring.
  1495. 118-211 — Confidential information.
  1496. 118-212 — Publication of users in significant noncompliance.
  1497. 118-213 — Administrative enforcement remedies.
  1498. 118-214 — Judicial enforcement remedies.
  1499. 118-215 — Supplemental enforcement authority.
  1500. 118-216 — Criminal penalty.
  1501. 118-217 — Affirmative defenses to discharge violations.
  1502. 118-241 — Definitions.
  1503. 118-242 — Prohibitions.
  1504. 118-243 — Grease trap size.
  1505. 118-244 — New construction.
  1506. 118-245 — Grease trap permits.
  1507. 118-246 — Disposal of fats, oils, and grease.
  1508. 118-247 — Inspection.
  1509. 118-248 — Enforcement.
  1510. 118-31 — Unlawful use of water.
  1511. 118-32 — Tapping water pipes.
  1512. 118-33 — Injury to water fixtures.
  1513. 118-34 — Unlawful waste, flooding or diversion of water.
  1514. 122-31 — Definitions.
  1515. 122-32 — Penalties.
  1516. 122-33 — Designation and use of stands; taxicabs limited as to parking.
  1517. 122-34 — Licensing and regulation of stands.
  1518. 122-35 — Use of stand by persons other than licensee.
  1519. 122-36 — Double or triple parking or parking too far from curb at a taxicab stand.
  1520. 122-37 — Common carriers; certificate of convenience and necessity and permits.
  1521. 122-38 — Stopping.
  1522. 122-39 — Owner responsible for illegal operating.
  1523. 122-40 — Condemnation of defective vehicles.
  1524. 122-41 — Disorderly conduct; liquor.
  1525. 1 — Charleston made a city corporate and body politic.
  1526. 2 — Corporate limits.
  1527. 4 — Municipal authorities; elective officers and qualifications for holding office.
  1528. 5 — Officers in addition to elective officers; salaries.
  1529. 6 — Corporate power vested in council.
  1530. 7 — Enumeration of numerous miscellaneous powers of council; jurisdiction beyond corporate limits.
  1531. 7-a — Authority of council, municipal judge, circuit and common pleas courts and judges relating to city licenses.
  1532. 7-b — Regulation of operation of motor vehicles.
  1533. 8 — Persons entitled to vote.
  1534. 9 — Boundaries of voting precincts; registration books; duties of county court.
  1535. 9-a — Special registrars; compensation of county court and clerk; delivery of registration books to city clerk; return to clerk of county court.
  1536. 10 — Nomination of candidates.
  1537. 11 — City voting precincts to coincide with county voting precincts; how elections to be held; authorizing all lawful actions deemed appropriate by council to conduct elections, including combining city elections with state and county elections.
  1538. 12 — Law governing preparation of ballot and method of voting.
  1539. 13 — The council—Title; how constituted.
  1540. 14 — Same—Qualifications; vacancies.
  1541. 15 — Same—Mayor; clerk; president pro tempore.
  1542. 16 — Same—Representation of new ward.
  1543. 17 — Same—Exercise of legislative functions; information, etc., from officers and employees.
  1544. 18 — Audit of books and accounts.
  1545. 19 — Removal of officers by council or by circuit court of Kanawha County, or by officers having appointment authority.
  1546. 20 — Rules and regulations for government of council; record of meetings.
  1547. 21 — Regular meetings of council.
  1548. 22 — Special meetings of council.
  1549. 23 — Council procedure for contested elections, and right of appeal to circuit court.
  1550. 24 — Oath of officers; how and within what time officers must qualify; failure to qualify vacates office.
  1551. 25 — Bonds of officers and employees; record of bonds.
  1552. 26 — Quorum of council; compelling attendance of absent members.
  1553. 27 — Voting in council and recording of votes.
  1554. 28 — City clerk is ex officio clerk of the council; council minutes and admissibility thereof in evidence.
  1555. 29 — Holding two offices.
  1556. 30 — Failure of mayor or other officer to make appointments.
  1557. 31 — Vacancy in office of mayor or treasurer; vacancy in office of appointive officer; officers hold office until successors qualified, unless previously removed.
  1558. 32 — Corruption in office.
  1559. 33 — Power of council to compel attendance of witnesses and production of records, administer oaths and punish for contempt.
  1560. 34 — Absence or inability of certain officers to perform duties.
  1561. 35 — Election and term of office of elective officers; appointments by mayor; appointment of city clerk; appointments by manager; duties of mayor and city solicitor; fees.
  1562. 36 — Appointment, compensation, powers and duties of the manager.
  1563. 37 — Franchises—Granting; requirements and limitations governing; vote of council required.
  1564. 38 — Same—Advertisement of application; submission to voters.
  1565. 39 — Committees of council; adjournment of council meetings; postponement of announcement of vote.
  1566. 40 — Style of ordinances.
  1567. 41 — Passage of ordinances; revision, reenactment or amendment; effective date; publication of caption or title; resolutions and orders.
  1568. 42 — Ordinances to be spread on records of council; "Ordinance Record"; code of ordinances.
  1569. 43 — Officers conservators of the peace.
  1570. 44 — Powers and duties of municipal judge; maximum imprisonment for violation of ordinance; appeal; expense of maintaining persons committed to county jail.
  1571. 45 — Qualifications of municipal judge; not to appear as counsel in criminal cases; absence or inability to perform duties; bond.
  1572. 46 — Bail.
  1573. 47 — Authority of council, manager and police officers relating to nuisances; duties and responsibilities of owners and occupants of property; enforcement.
  1574. 48 — Connection with sewer system.
  1575. 49 — Construction of sidewalks, curbs and gutters; duty of county clerk to record assessments.
  1576. 50 — Annual estimate for tax levy.
  1577. 51 — Authority to levy and collect taxes; limit of taxation.
  1578. 52 — Collection of taxes.
  1579. 53 — Powers of collector.
  1580. 54 — Distress for collection of taxes.
  1581. 55 — Lien on real estate for taxes—Established; enforcement by suit in court of record; priority of lien.
  1582. 56 — Same—Enforcement by tax sale.
  1583. 57 — Limitation on authority of county to tax persons and property within city for streets, education or poor outside city limits; control of streets and schools within city; joint ownership of bridges.
  1584. 58 — Depositories.
  1585. 59 — Bonds—Authority to issue; purposes; interest; limit; taxation to pay interest and principal.
  1586. 59-a — Same—For improvement of streets.
  1587. 60 — Same—In anticipation of special assessments for street improvements or sewer construction; limitation on indebtedness.
  1588. 61 — Contracts for improvement of streets; assessment of cost.
  1589. 62 — Sewerage assessments against owners of abutting property; requiring connection with sewer; including cost of drains in cost of street improvement.
  1590. 62-a — Construction of sewer systems or common, lateral, branch, trunk or combined sewers.
  1591. 63 — Resolution declaring necessity for street improvement—Required; procedure for adoption.
  1592. 64 — Same—Service on property owners of notice of passage.
  1593. 65 — City executive committees of political parties.
  1594. 66 — Bonds to pay city's cost of improvement of streets, etc.
  1595. 67 — Hearing of property owners affected by improvements; ordinance concerning improvement.
  1596. 68 — Special assessments when several kinds of materials have been named in ordinance providing for improvement.
  1597. 69 — Vote of council required for public improvement; petition by property owners.
  1598. 70 — Assessment when public improvement passes through or by public property or property of institution.
  1599. 71 — What cost of improvement shall include.
  1600. 72 — Filing statement as prerequisite to action for damages arising out of improvement.
  1601. 73 — Liberal construction of proceedings with respect to improvements.
  1602. 74 — Election and three-fifths vote required for issuance of bonds; regulations governing.
  1603. 76 — Power of council as to public buildings, hospitals, libraries, etc.
  1604. 80 — Political activities by members of fire or police departments.
  1605. 81 — Service of notice, summons, warrant, etc.
  1606. 82 — Contested elections for council.
  1607. 83 — Duties of city clerk as to municipal elections.
  1608. 84 — Valid ordinances and regulations passed on or before May 1, 1915, not inconsistent with this Charter, to remain in effect until repealed.
  1609. 85 — Powers and duties of policemen.
  1610. 86 — Compensation of members of council; absence from meetings.
  1611. 87 — Reports by manager to council; reports by officers and employees under supervision of manager.
  1612. 88 — Additional method for paving streets; assessment certificates.
  1613. 88-a — Void, irregular or omitted assessments.
  1614. 88-b — Assessment certificates to pay for cost of construction of sewers and sewer systems.
  1615. 88-c — Subdividing abutting land for purpose of making assessments.
  1616. 89 — Initiation of ordinances by voters.
  1617. 90 — Reconsideration of ordinance protested by petition; submission of ordinances to voters.
  1618. 91 — Recall of officers.
  1619. 92 — Signatures and affidavits to petitions filed under three preceding sections; form of submission of ordinance; all city elections to conform to state law.
  1620. 93 — Additional method for construction of sidewalks; assessment certificates.
  1621. 93-a — Transcript of property to be furnished by county assessor.
  1622. 94 — Authority to issue warrants; vacancy in office of municipal judge.
  1623. 95 — Statement of claim before action against city for damages for personal injury.
  1624. 96 — Health commissioner.
  1625. 97 — Police matron.
  1626. 98 — Codification of ordinances.
  1627. 99 — Cemeteries and burials.
  1628. 100 — Building inspector.
  1629. 101 — Power to buy, sell or exchange real estate.
  1630. 102 — Zoning—Power of city.
  1631. 102-a — Same—Division of city into zoning districts.
  1632. 102-b — Same—Design of zoning regulations; considerations in making.
  1633. 102-c — Same—Establishment, enforcement and change of zoning regulations and boundaries of zoning districts; hearing.
  1634. 102-d — Same—Change or repeal of zoning regulations and boundaries; protests.
  1635. 102-e ¶ 1 — Same—Zoning commission.
  1636. 102-e ¶ 2 — Repeal of inconsistent laws.