Chapter 17B, Chapter 17B

Pursuant to authority granted by an act of the eighty-fifth Congress of the United States, being public law six hundred eighty-four, approved August 20, 1958, the Governor of this state shall execute a compact on behalf of the State of West Virginia with all other jurisdictions l…

The Legislature hereby finds and declares that: (a) Motorcycles account for approximately three percent of the state's registered motor vehicles but are involved in over six percent of the state's motor vehicle fatalities. (b) In terms of fatalities per vehicle mile traveled, the…

The Governor of this state is hereby authorized and directed to execute a compact on behalf of the State of West Virginia with any state of the United States legally joining therein in form substantially as follows: ARTICLE I. FINDINGS, DECLARATION OF POLICY AND PURPOSE. A. The p…

The commissioner is hereby directed to adopt and implement a program whereby anatomical organ donors and the anatomical organ or organs to be donated shall be so identified by an appropriate decal, sticker or other marking to be affixed to the drivers' or chauffeurs' license of s…

The following words and phrases when used in this chapter, for the purpose of this chapter, have the meanings respectively ascribed to them in this article: Autocycle. — Every fully or partially enclosed motorcycle that is equipped with safety belts, rollover protection, a rearvi…

(1) As used in the compact, the term "licensing authority," with reference to this state, shall mean the department of motor vehicles. Said department shall furnish to the appropriate authorities of any other party state any information or documents reasonably necessary to facili…

(1) As used in this article, the term "licensing authority," with reference to this state, means the department of motor vehicles. The department shall furnish to the licensing authorities of any other party state any information or documents reasonably necessary to facilitate th…

(a) The West Virginia motorcycle safety education program is hereby established within the division to be administered by the commissioner. The program shall include rider training courses and instructor training courses. It may also include efforts to enhance public motorcycle s…

The commission shall provide space on every application for a driver's or chauffeur's license or renewal thereof in which the applicant may indicate his desire to have such marking on his driver's or chauffeur's license. In addition, any person whose license has not expired or wh…

(a) The division shall establish standards for the rider training course designed to develop and instill the knowledge, attitudes, habits and skills necessary for safe operation of a motorcycle. (b) Rider training courses shall be open to all residents of the state who are eligib…

The compact administrator, as provided for in Article VI, section one of this article, is the commissioner of the department of motor vehicles. The commissioner shall not be entitled to any additional compensation for service as administrator, but shall be entitled to reimburseme…

The commissioner shall publish the existence of such program along with information regarding the procedures for having such marking affixed to a license and shall notify his counterparts in each of the other states as to the existence of the program and the significance of the m…

Inasmuch as other states and the District of Columbia have entered into nonresident violator compacts which are similar in purpose to the compact set forth in section one of this article, the Governor is authorized to execute a nonresident violator compact on behalf of this state…

(a) The division shall establish standards for an approved motorcycle rider education instructor preparation course. Successful completion of the course shall require the participant to demonstrate knowledge of the course material, knowledge of safe motorcycle operating practices…

No provision of this article shall be construed to modify or repeal any provisions of the anatomical gift act and the actual donation of such anatomical organ shall be in conformity with and subject to all provisions of the anatomical gift act.

The division may enter into contracts with either public or private organizations for technical assistance in conducting rider and instructor training courses, if the courses are administered and taught according to standards established by the division. An organization conductin…

The commissioner may exempt applicants for a motorcycle driver's license or endorsement from all or part of the special motorcycle license examination required by section seven-b, article two of this chapter if the applicant presents a certificate of completion of the rider train…

(a) There is hereby created a special fund in the State Treasury which shall be designated the "motorcycle safety fund". The fund shall consist of all moneys received from motorcycle driver licensing fees except instruction permit fees, $5.50 of the moneys received from the motor…

(a) There is continued an eight member motorcycle safety awareness board consisting of four ex-officio members and four nongovernmental members. The ex-officio members are the motorcycle safety program coordinator, as appointed under section two of this article, or a designee; th…

The division shall propose rules for legislative approval in accordance with the provisions of article three, chapter twenty-nine-a of this code, as are necessary to carry out the provisions of this article.

It is the intent of the Legislature in enacting this article to protect state residents from the penalties associated with failing to register with the United States selective service system and to help ensure that any future draft is fair and equitable to all potential draftees.…

For purposes of this article, the following terms have the meaning indicated: (1) “Applicant” means any person applying for a Class G instruction permit or license to operate a motor vehicle in this state who must use a bioptic telescopic device to meet the commissioner’s minimum…

(a) (1) No person, except those hereinafter expressly exempted, may drive a motor vehicle upon a street or highway in this state or upon a subdivision street used by the public generally unless the person has a valid driver’s license issued pursuant to this code for the type or c…

(a) The division upon issuing a driver's license shall have authority whenever good cause appears to impose restrictions suitable to the licensee's driving ability with respect to the type of or special mechanical control devices required on a motor vehicle which the licensee may…

(a) The Director of the Division of Rehabilitation Services, after consultation with the commissioner, shall propose legislative rules for promulgation in accordance with article three, chapter twenty-nine-a of this code establishing: (1) Additional criteria, including minimum vi…

In the event that an instruction permit or driver’s license issued under the provisions of this chapter is lost or destroyed, or if the information contained on the license has changed, the person to whom the permit or license was issued may upon making proper application and upo…

Except for the provisions of subsection (d), section four of this article requiring an annual report of vision examination to be submitted to the commissioner, the provisions of this article are not applicable to any person licensed by the commissioner to operate a motor vehicle …

(a) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, every driver's license expires eight years from the date of its issuance. (b)(1) Every driver's license issued to a person who has attained his or her twenty-first birthday expires on the licensee's birthday. The commissio…

(a) The commissioner shall notify each person who holds a valid driver's license of the expiration date of the license by first class mail or by electronic means to the last address known to the division. The notice shall be mailed at least ninety days prior to the expiration dat…

(a) Whenever any person after applying for or receiving a driver’s license moves from the address named in the application or in the license issued to the person, or when the name of a licensee is changed by marriage or otherwise, the person shall within 20 days thereafter notify…

The division shall file every application for a license received by it and shall maintain suitable indices containing, in alphabetical order: (1) All applications denied and on each a notation of the reasons for such denial; (2) All applications granted; and (3) The name of every…

The commissioner may propose legislative rules for promulgation that are necessary to carry out the examination, license and endorsement provisions of this chapter and the provisions regarding motor vehicle registration in accordance with the provisions of article three, chapter …

(a) The Division of Motor Vehicles may not issue a driver>s license to a person who holds a valid license to operate a motor vehicle issued by another state or jurisdiction subject to a reciprocal agreement governing the licensing of drivers operating commercial motor vehicles or…

(a) Effective July 1, 1999, the responsibility for driver's licensing examinations and civilian employees of the West Virginia state police whose primary governmental duties as of June 30, 1999, involve the examination of applicants for instruction permits and driver's licenses s…

(a) The West Virginia Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation is authorized to issue a temporary identification card to an eligible inmate at no cost, no earlier than seven days prior to the inmate’s release from the division’s custody. An identification card issued pursuant t…

The following persons are exempt from license hereunder: (1) Any person while operating a motor vehicle in the armed services of the United States while in the performance of his official duties; (2) A nonresident who is at least sixteen years of age and who has in his immediate …

For each application for the issuance, renewal or duplicate of an instruction permit, a driver’s license, a professional driver’s license, a commercial driver’s license or an identification card by which those persons required to register in compliance with the requirements of se…

(a) A person who does not meet the visual acuity and visual field standards established by the commissioner for licensure to operate a motor vehicle in this state, but who is able to satisfy the minimum vision requirements using a bioptic telescopic device is eligible for a Class…

(a) An applicant is eligible for a Class G instruction permit if he or she has: (1) Been accepted into and enrolled in an approved driver training program; (2) Passed a written examination, in the manner prescribed by the commissioner, testing the applicant's: (A) Ability to read…

(a) The division may not issue any license hereunder: (1) To any person who is under the age of eighteen years: Provided, That the division may issue a junior driver's license on or after January 1, 2001, a graduated driver's license, to a person under the age of eighteen years i…

(a) A person under the age of 18 may not operate a motor vehicle unless he or she has obtained a graduated driver’s license in accordance with the three-level graduated driver’s license system described in the following provisions. (b) Any person under the age of 21, regardless o…

(a) A person who has obtained a Class G instruction permit may obtain a Class G driver’s license to operate a motor vehicle if he or she has: (1) Been certified by the Division of Rehabilitation Services, or its approved driver training program, as having successfully completed a…

No person may drive any school bus transporting school children or any motor vehicle when in use for the transportation of persons or property for compensation nor in either event until the person has been licensed as a Class A, B, C or D driver for either purpose and the license…

(a) Any person who is at least 15 years of age may apply to the division for an instruction permit. However, any person who has not attained the age of 18 shall comply with the provisions of §17B-2-3a of this code. The division may, in its discretion, after the applicant has succ…

(a) A Class G driver's license authorizes the licensee to operate a Class A passenger motor vehicle, weighing eight thousand pounds or less, subject to the following restrictions: (1) The applicant may drive only while using a bioptic telescopic device; (2) Daytime driving restri…

(a) The commissioner shall train, certify and monitor those employees of the Division of Motor Vehicles designated by the commissioner as license examiners regarding the administration of licensing application and testing procedures for the purpose of ensuring compliance with sta…

(a) Every application for an instruction permit or for a driver’s license shall be made upon a form furnished by the division. Every application shall be accompanied by the proper fee and payment of the fee entitles an applicant under the age of eighteen to not more than two atte…

(a) A restricted out-of-state driver establishing residence in West Virginia must apply for a Class G driver’s license in this state. (b) To obtain a Class G driver’s license, the restricted out-of-state driver must: (1) Satisfy all the requirements of licensure contained in sect…

(a) Each person applying for the issuance or renewal of a driver’s license under this article, when paying the fee therefor may voluntarily contribute an additional amount to the State Police Forensic Laboratory Fund established in §15-2-24d of this code by designating the additi…

(a) Upon the presentment of the applicant’s certified copy of the birth certificate issued by a state or other governmental entity responsible for vital records or a valid and unexpired passport issued by the United States government, as evidence that the applicant is of lawful a…