The criminal liabilities provided for in section fourteen of this article may not be imposed for any violation resulting from accident or caused by an act of God, war, strike, riot or other catastrophe as to which negligence or willful conduct on the part of such person was not the proximate cause.
W. Va. Code § 22-13-15
Exceptions as to criminal liabilities
Known as the Natural Streams Preservation Act
The act spans §§ 22–22 (15 sections).
Official source: West Virginia Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain West Virginia statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.