# W. Va. Code § 17-22-2: Definitions

> West Virginia · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C17_A22_S2

## Section

- **Citation:** W. Va. Code § 17-22-2
- **Heading:** Definitions
- **Jurisdiction:** West Virginia
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** WV Code / Chapter 17 / Article 22 / Section 2

## Text

As used in this article:

The word "sign" shall mean any structure erected for advertising purposes upon which any poster, bill, printing, writing, drawing, painting, or advertising material of any kind or character whatsoever, may be placed, posted, painted, tacked, nailed, glued or otherwise fastened, affixed or displayed.

The word "display" shall mean any poster, bill, printing, writing, drawing, painting, or advertising material of any kind or character whatsoever, designed and intended to draw the attention of the public to any goods, merchandise, property, real or personal, business service, entertainment or amusement, produced, bought, sold, conducted, furnished, or dealt in by any person, which is placed, posted, painted, tacked, nailed, glued or otherwise affixed or fastened to any advertising sign or structure, or otherwise displayed outdoors.

The word "device" shall mean any card, cloth, paper, metal or wooden advertising emblem or sign of any kind or character, which is posted, stuck, glued, tacked, nailed, painted or otherwise fastened or affixed to or upon any fence, post, tree or thing other than an advertising sign or structure.

"Person" shall include an individual, partnership, association, or corporation.

## Nearby sections

- [W. Va. Code § 17-22-1 §17-22-1. Legislative finding.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C17_A22_S1.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 17-22-2 §17-22-2. Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C17_A22_S2.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 17-22-3 §17-22-3. Certain outdoor advertising prohibited; when removal required.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C17_A22_S3.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 17-22-4 §17-22-4. General restrictions as to outdoor advertising.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C17_A22_S4.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 17-22-5 §17-22-5. Payment of compensation upon removal of advertising signs, displays or devices.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C17_A22_S5.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 17-22-6 §17-22-6. Purchase or condemnation; powers of Commissioner of Highways; payment to claimants.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C17_A22_S6.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 17-22-7 §17-22-7. Exceptions to prohibited signs; standards for excepted signs.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C17_A22_S7.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 17-22-8 §17-22-8. Exempted areas; agreements between Commissioner of Highways and United States Secretary of Transportation.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C17_A22_S8.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 17-22-9 §17-22-9. Signs, displays and devices providing information for the traveling public; location.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C17_A22_S9.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 17-22-10 §17-22-10. Special fund.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C17_A22_S10.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 17-22-11 §17-22-11. Enforcement of provisions by commissioner; rules and regulations.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C17_A22_S11.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 17-22-12 §17-22-12. Territory to which article applies; entries for examinations and surveys.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C17_A22_S12.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 17-22-13 §17-22-13. Licenses required; application; expiration; exceptions; revocations; judicial review.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C17_A22_S13.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 17-22-14 §17-22-14. Bond of out-of-state licensee.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C17_A22_S14.md)

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