Officers authorized to remove illegally stopped vehicles.
Charleston, W. Va., City Code § 114-558
in effectSec. 114-558. - Officers authorized to remove illegally stopped vehicles.
(a) Whenever any police officer finds a vehicle standing upon a street in violation of any of the provisions of section 114-557, such officer is authorized to move such vehicle, or require the driver or other person in charge of the vehicle to move the vehicle to a position off the paved or main-traveled part of such street.
(b) Whenever any police officer finds a vehicle unattended upon any bridge or causeway or in any tunnel where such vehicle constitutes an obstruction to traffic, such officer is authorized to provide for the removal of such vehicle to the nearest garage or other place of safety.
(Code 1975, § 31-188)
Source: City of Charleston, West Virginia, City Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/wv/charleston/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIICOOR_CH114TROR_ARTVIISTSTPA_DIV1GE_S114-558OFAUREILSTVEFetched: 11/7/2026
