§ 114-17 — Funeral processions
Code of the City of Charleston, West Virginia (Supp. No. 56: codified through Bill No. 8069, enacted March 16, 2026) · Charleston, W. Va., City Code § 114-17
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Sec. 114-17. - Funeral processions.
(a) Funeral directors shall give notice to the chief of police, as far in advance as may be practicable, of each funeral procession arranged or supervised by them; and they shall follow such routes, if any, as may be prescribed by the chief of police. (b) A funeral composed of a procession of vehicles shall be identified as such by the display upon the left outside of every vehicle of a pennant of a type designated by the chief of police or by lighted headlamps, as the chief of police may direct. Each driver in a funeral or other procession shall drive as near to the right-hand edge of the roadway and follow the vehicle ahead as closely as practicable and safe. No driver of a vehicle shall drive between the vehicles comprising a funeral or other authorized procession while they are in motion and when identified as required in this section, except this provision shall not apply at intersections where traffic is controlled by police officers.
(Code 1975, § 31-17)