All boat dock or marina owners or operators shall install permanent safety signage with print legible at eighty feet of distance and placed to give adequate notice, to persons using the boat dock or marina or swimming near the boat dock or marina, of the electric shock hazard risks of the waters around the boat dock or marina. The signage shall state: "ELECTRIC SHOCK HAZARD RISK: NO SWIMMING WITHIN 100 YARDS OF THE BOAT DOCK".
W. Va. Code § 20-9-2
Boat Dock and Marina Safety Requirements - Swimming and Signage
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case 36 F. Supp. 2d 724 - Valero Terrestrial Corp. v. McCoy (1997)
Most recently applied in 36 F. Supp. 2d 724 - Valero Terrestrial Corp. v. McCoy (September 1997)
Official source: West Virginia Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain West Virginia statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.