Where a McMechen ticket goes, what the court expects, and your options before you pay. Cline & Singh is a Weirton law firm, not the court.
McMechen is a Marshall County river town on WV-2 between Benwood and Glen Dale. WV-2 is the main route between Wheeling and Moundsville, and the speed limit changes as the road passes through each of the river towns. Those transitions are where many drivers on this route get stopped.
Benwood, McMechen, and Glen Dale sit one after another along WV-2, and each has its own police department and its own municipal court. Benwood’s court usually sits on Wednesday mornings and Glen Dale’s on Wednesday evenings; McMechen sets its own schedule. Drivers who were stopped somewhere along this stretch sometimes are not sure which town they were in, and the answer decides where the case goes.
The citation settles it: it names the officer’s department and the court. If a State Police trooper or a Marshall County deputy wrote the ticket, it goes to Marshall County Magistrate Court in Moundsville regardless of which town the stop was in.
In a speeding case, the posted limit at the exact spot of the stop matters. Where a limit drops from one zone to the next, the location of the sign, the location of the stop, and how the speed was measured are all worth checking before deciding what to do. Points depend on how far over the limit the driver was clocked, so a few miles per hour can change the result. How West Virginia traffic tickets work.
WV-2 through McMechen also carries truck traffic between Wheeling and the industrial sites to the south. CDL violations.
Look at the citation. It names the department that wrote it and the court where the case is filed. State Police and Marshall County deputy tickets go to Marshall County Magistrate Court in Moundsville no matter which town the stop was in.
It can. Speed limits change through the river towns, and the posted limit where you were stopped determines how far over you were and how many points the ticket carries.
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This page provides general information about West Virginia law and local courts and is not legal advice. Court locations and procedures can change; check your citation or court paperwork for the controlling details, and consult a licensed attorney about your situation.
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