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WV Code § 17-29-13 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 17. Roads and Highways|Article 29. Transportation Network Companies|§17-29-13. Transportation Network Company Driver Requirements

(a) Before allowing an individual to accept trip requests through a transportation network company’s digital platform:(1) The individual shall submit an application to the transportation network company, which includes information regarding his or her address, age, driver’s license, motor vehicle registration, automobile liability insurance and other information required by the transportation network company;(2) The transportation network company shall conduct, or have a third party conduct, a local and national criminal background check for each applicant that shall include:(A) Multistate/multijurisdiction criminal records locator or other similar commercial nationwide database with validation (primary source search); and(B) National Sex Offender Registry database.(3) The transportation network company shall review, or have a third party review, a driving history research report for such individual.(b) The transportation network company shall not permit an individual to act as a transportation network company driver on its digital network who:(1) Has had more than three moving violations in the prior three-year period, or one major violation in the prior three-year period, including, but not limited to, attempting to evade the police, reckless driving or driving on a suspended or revoked license;(2) Has been convicted, within the past seven years, of any felony or misdemeanor, driving under the influence, reckless driving, hit and run, or any misdemeanor violent offense or sexual offense, or more than three misdemeanors of any kind;(3) Is a match in the National Sex Offender Registry database;(4) Does not possess a valid driver’s license;(5) Does not possess proof of registration for the motor vehicle(s) used to provide prearranged rides;(6) Does not possess proof of automobile liability insurance for the motor vehicle(s) used to provide prearranged rides; or(7) Is not at least nineteen years of age.
WV Code § 17-29-14 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 17. Roads and Highways|Article 29. Transportation Network Companies|§17-29-14. Vehicle Safety and Emissions

The transportation network company shall require any motor vehicle that a transportation network company driver will use to provide transportation network company services to meet the inspection requirements of section four, article sixteen, chapter seventeen-c of this code or the inspection requirements for a private motor vehicle of the state in which the motor vehicle is registered.
WV Code § 17-29-15 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 17. Roads and Highways|Article 29. Transportation Network Companies|§17-29-15. No Street Hails

A transportation network company driver may not solicit or accept street hails.
WV Code § 17-29-16 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 17. Roads and Highways|Article 29. Transportation Network Companies|§17-29-16. No Cash Trips

The transportation network company shall adopt a policy prohibiting solicitation or acceptance of cash payments from riders and notify transportation network company drivers of such policy. Transportation network company drivers may not solicit or accept cash payments from riders. Any payment for prearranged rides shall be made only electronically using the transportation network company’s digital network or software application.
WV Code § 17-29-17 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 17. Roads and Highways|Article 29. Transportation Network Companies|§17-29-17. No Discrimination; Accessibility

(a) The transportation network company shall adopt a policy of nondiscrimination with respect to riders and potential riders and notify transportation network company drivers of such policy: Provided, That no provision of this article may be construed to require that the policy of nondiscrimination with respect to riders and potential riders be more stringent than state law governing unlawful discriminatory practices.(b) Transportation network company drivers shall comply with all applicable laws regarding nondiscrimination against riders or potential riders.(c) Transportation network company drivers shall comply with all applicable laws relating to accommodation of service animals.(d) A transportation network company may not impose additional charges for providing services to persons with physical disabilities due to those disabilities.
WV Code § 17-29-18 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 17. Roads and Highways|Article 29. Transportation Network Companies|§17-29-18. Records

A transportation network company shall maintain the following customer records:(a) Individual trip records of rider customers for at least two years from the date each trip was provided; and(b) Individual records of transportation network company driver customers at least until the two year anniversary of the date on which a transportation network company driver’s customer relationship with the transportation network company has ended.
WV Code § 17A-2-1 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 17A. Motor Vehicle Administration, Registration, Certificate of Title, and Antitheft Provisions|Article 2. Division of Motor Vehicles|§17A-2-1. Department Continued

The department of the government of this state, known as the department of motor vehicles, heretofore created, shall be continued.
WV Code § 17A-2-2 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 17A. Motor Vehicle Administration, Registration, Certificate of Title, and Antitheft Provisions|Article 2. Division of Motor Vehicles|§17A-2-2. Commissioner of Motor Vehicles -- Office Created; Term; to Devote Entire Time to Duties

The department of motor vehicles shall be directed by an executive officer to be designated as the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles, who shall be appointed by the Governor, with the advice and consent of the Senate for a term of four years. The first appointment made hereunder shall be for a four-year term to commence on July 1, 1951. The commissioner shall devote his entire time to the duties of his office.
WV Code § 17A-2-3 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 17A. Motor Vehicle Administration, Registration, Certificate of Title, and Antitheft Provisions|Article 2. Division of Motor Vehicles|§17A-2-3. Commissioner of Motor Vehicles -- Qualifications; Not to Hold Other Office

The commissioner at the time of his appointment and qualification shall be a citizen of the United States and a resident of the State of West Virginia, shall have been a qualified voter in the state for a period of at least one year next preceding his appointment, and shall be not less than thirty years of age. No commissioner during his period of service as such shall hold any other office under the laws of this state or of the United States.
WV Code § 17A-2-4 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 17A. Motor Vehicle Administration, Registration, Certificate of Title, and Antitheft Provisions|Article 2. Division of Motor Vehicles|§17A-2-4. Same -- Vacancy in Office

All vacancies in the office of the commissioner that occur while the Legislature is not in session shall be filled by appointment by the Governor, which appointment shall expire at the end of thirty days after the date of which the Legislature next convenes. Prior to the expiration of the thirty days the Governor shall transmit to the Senate for its approval an appointment for the unexpired portion of the regular term. Vacancies occurring during a session of the Legislature shall be filled as regular appointments before the end of the session and for the unexpired portion of the regular term.
WV Code § 17A-2-5 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 17A. Motor Vehicle Administration, Registration, Certificate of Title, and Antitheft Provisions|Article 2. Division of Motor Vehicles|§17A-2-5. Commissioner of Motor Vehicles -- Oath and Bond

The commissioner before entering upon the duties of his office shall take and subscribe to the oath prescribed by the Constitution. He shall also execute a bond in the penalty of $25,000, conditioned according to law, and approved by the Governor. The cost of such bond shall be borne by the department as a part of the operating cost of the department. The bond and the oath shall be filed with the Secretary of State.
WV Code § 17A-2-6 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 17A. Motor Vehicle Administration, Registration, Certificate of Title, and Antitheft Provisions|Article 2. Division of Motor Vehicles|§17A-2-6. Commissioner of Motor Vehicles -- Salary and Expenses

The commissioner shall receive a salary of $7,000F and the necessary traveling expenses incident to the performance of his duties. Requisition for traveling expenses shall be accompanied by a sworn and itemized statement which shall be filed with the Auditor and permanently preserved as a public record.
WV Code § 17A-2-7 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 17A. Motor Vehicle Administration, Registration, Certificate of Title, and Antitheft Provisions|Article 2. Division of Motor Vehicles|§17A-2-7. Commissioner of Motor Vehicles -- Organization of Department; Assistants and Employees

The commissioner shall organize the department in such manner as he may deem necessary to properly segregate and conduct the work of the department. The commissioner shall employ such assistants and employees as may be necessary for the efficient operation of his department, who shall possess all of the qualifications which may from time to time be prescribed for such positions by the commissioner. The duties and salaries of such assistants and employees shall be fixed by the commissioner, who shall have authority to remove any such assistant or employee at his will and pleasure. The total compensation paid to assistants and employees shall not exceed in any one year the appropriation made by the Legislature for that purpose.The commissioner shall require every employee who collects fees or handles funds or who has custody of equipment and supplies belonging to the state to take the Constitutional oath and give an official bond, with corporate surety, properly conditioned and in a sum to be fixed by the commissioner, which bond shall be approved by him and filed in the office of the Secretary of State. The cost of such bond shall be borne by the department as a part of the operating cost of the department.
WV Code § 17A-2-8 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 17A. Motor Vehicle Administration, Registration, Certificate of Title, and Antitheft Provisions|Article 2. Division of Motor Vehicles|§17A-2-8. Commissioner of Motor Vehicles -- Office

The commissioner shall maintain an office in one of the State Capitol buildings and in such other places in the state as he may deem necessary properly to carry out the powers and duties vested in the department. The commissioner shall keep his offices open at all reasonable times for the transaction of public business.
WV Code § 17A-2-9 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 17A. Motor Vehicle Administration, Registration, Certificate of Title, and Antitheft Provisions|Article 2. Division of Motor Vehicles|§17A-2-9. Same -- Powers and Duties; Rules; Seal

(a) The commissioner shall observe, administer and enforce the provisions of this chapter and all laws the enforcement of which is now or hereafter vested in the department: Provided, That nothing in this chapter shall deprive the Public Service Commission of West Virginia of any of the duties or powers now vested in it with regard to the regulation of motor vehicle carriers.(b) The commissioner may adopt and enforce any rules that are necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter and any other laws the enforcement and administration of which are vested in the department.(c) The commissioner may adopt an official seal for the use of the department.(d) The commissioner shall, in instances where division personnel become aware of a possible or suspected violation of law where enforcement jurisdiction would be that of the West Virginia state police, communicate the violation to the State Police.
WV Code § 17A-2-10 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 17A. Motor Vehicle Administration, Registration, Certificate of Title, and Antitheft Provisions|Article 2. Division of Motor Vehicles|§17A-2-10. Motor Vehicles Commissioner -- Reciprocal Agreements With Other States

The motor vehicle commissioner in cooperation with the State Auditor, state road commissioner, the Public Service Commission and the Superintendent of State Police as appropriate may enter into reciprocal agreements as he may deem proper or expedient with the proper authorities of other states, jurisdictions or nations, regulating the licensing of drivers and the use, on the roads and highways of this state, of trucks, automobiles and any other vehicles owned and duly licensed in other states, jurisdictions or nations. The commissioner may enter into reciprocal agreements under which the registration of vehicles owned in this state, and the licenses of drivers residing in this state shall be recognized by other states, jurisdictions or other nations.
WV Code § 17A-2-11 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 17A. Motor Vehicle Administration, Registration, Certificate of Title, and Antitheft Provisions|Article 2. Division of Motor Vehicles|§17A-2-11. Commissioner of Motor Vehicles -- Delegation of Powers and Duties

All powers and duties vested in the commissioner, except the power to sign contracts and make rules and regulations, may be exercised by the appointees or employees of the commissioner, under his direction; but the commissioner shall be responsible for their acts.
WV Code § 17A-2-12 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 17A. Motor Vehicle Administration, Registration, Certificate of Title, and Antitheft Provisions|Article 2. Division of Motor Vehicles|§17A-2-12. Commissioner of Motor Vehicles -- Commissioner to Prescribe Forms

The commissioner shall prescribe and provide suitable forms of applications, certificates of title, registration cards, operators' and chauffeurs' licenses, and all other forms requisite or deemed necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter and any other laws, the enforcement and administration of which are vested in the department.
WV Code § 17A-2-12a (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 17A. Motor Vehicle Administration, Registration, Certificate of Title, and Antitheft Provisions|Article 2. Division of Motor Vehicles|§17A-2-12a. Commissioner of Motor Vehicles — Commissioner Shall Prescribe Forms Providing for Veteran Contributions

(a) Notwithstanding §17A-2-12 of this code, the commissioner shall prescribe and provide suitable forms of application which provide the following applicants the ability to make a contribution of $5, $10, or other amount to the West Virginia Department of Veterans Assistance:(1) Applicants for original or renewal drivers licenses or identification cards; and(2) Applicants for a renewal of a vehicle registration.(b) A contribution under §17A-2-12a(a) of this code shall be added, as appropriate, to the regular fee for:(1) An original or renewal drivers license or identification card; and(2) A renewal of a vehicle registration.(c) Contributions under §17A-2-12a(a) of this code shall be used exclusively for purposes set forth in §9A-1-1 et seq. of this code.(d) The division shall determine on a monthly basis the total amount collected under this section and report and transfer said amount to the State Treasurer. The State Treasurer shall transfer the amount collected under this section to the West Virginia Department of Veterans Assistance.(e) The West Virginia Department of Veterans Assistance shall reimburse the Motor Vehicle Fees Fund for the actual costs incurred by the division in the administration of this section.
WV Code § 17A-2-13 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 17A. Motor Vehicle Administration, Registration, Certificate of Title, and Antitheft Provisions|Article 2. Division of Motor Vehicles|§17A-2-13. Authority to Administer Oaths and Certify Copies of Records; Information as to Registration

(a) Officers and employees of the division designated by the commissioner are, for the purpose of administering the motor vehicle laws, authorized to administer oaths and acknowledge signatures, and shall do so without fee.(b) The commissioner and such officers of the division as he or she may designate are hereby authorized to prepare under the seal of the division and deliver upon request in conformance with article two-a of this chapter a certified copy of any record of the division, charging a fee of $1.50 for each document so authenticated, and every such certified copy is admissible in any proceeding in any court in like manner as the original thereof. The Division of Motor Vehicles may adjust this fee every five years on September 1, based on the U. S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics most current Consumer Price Index: Provided, That an increase in such fee may not exceed ten percent of the total fee amount in a single year.(c) Subject to the provisions of article two-a of this chapter, the commissioner and such officers of the division as he or she may designate may furnish the requested information to any person making a written request for information regarding the registration of any vehicle at a fee of $1.50 for each registration about which information is furnished. The Division of Motor Vehicles may adjust this fee every five years on September 1, based on the U. S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics most current Consumer Price Index: Provided, That an increase in such fee may not exceed ten percent of the total fee amount in a single year.(d) The provisions of this section enacted in 2017 take effect on July 1, 2017.
WV Code § 17A-2-14 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 17A. Motor Vehicle Administration, Registration, Certificate of Title, and Antitheft Provisions|Article 2. Division of Motor Vehicles|§17A-2-14. Destruction of Records

The commissioner may destroy any records of the division which have been maintained on file for three years which he or she deems obsolete and of no further service in carrying out the powers and duties of the division: Provided, That where it is shown that both parties to an accident have filed valid evidence of insurance, the records relating thereto may be destroyed after a period of six months.
WV Code § 17A-2-15 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 17A. Motor Vehicle Administration, Registration, Certificate of Title, and Antitheft Provisions|Article 2. Division of Motor Vehicles|§17A-2-15. Examination, Granting and Rejection of Applications

The department shall examine and determine the genuineness, regularity, and legality of every application for registration of a vehicle, for a certificate of title therefor, and for an operator's or chauffeur's license and of any other application lawfully made to the department, and may in all cases make such investigation as may be deemed necessary or require additional information, and shall reject any such application if not satisfied of the genuineness, regularity, or legality thereof or the truth of any statement contained therein, or for any other reason, when authorized by law.
WV Code § 17A-2-16 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 17A. Motor Vehicle Administration, Registration, Certificate of Title, and Antitheft Provisions|Article 2. Division of Motor Vehicles|§17A-2-16. Cancellation, Suspension, Seizure, etc., of Documents and Plates

The department is hereby authorized to take possession of any certificate of title, registration card, permit, license, or registration plate issued by it upon expiration, revocation, cancellation, or suspension thereof, or which is fictitious, or which has been unlawfully or erroneously issued.When the department determines that the required fee for the issuance by the department of any registration card, permit, license or registration plate, or the required tax imposed by section four of article three of this chapter, has not been paid and shall not be paid upon reasonable notice and demand, the commissioner is authorized and empowered to cancel or suspend or revoke, as he shall deem appropriate, any and all registration cards, permits, operator's and chauffeur's licenses, and registration plate or plates, issued to the person, firm or corporation by whom or on whose account any such fee or tax shall have been so determined to remain unpaid after such reasonable notice and demand.
WV Code § 17A-2-17 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 17A. Motor Vehicle Administration, Registration, Certificate of Title, and Antitheft Provisions|Article 2. Division of Motor Vehicles|§17A-2-17. Distribution of Synopsis of Motor Vehicle Laws

The department shall prepare in pamphlet form a synopsis or summary of the laws of this state regulating the operation of vehicles and shall deliver a copy thereof without charge with each original vehicle registration and with each original operator's or chauffeur's license, and to any other citizen of the state upon application.
WV Code § 17A-2-18 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 17A. Motor Vehicle Administration, Registration, Certificate of Title, and Antitheft Provisions|Article 2. Division of Motor Vehicles|§17A-2-18. Department May Summon Witnesses and Take Testimony

(a) The commissioner and officers of the department designated by him shall have authority to summon witnesses to give testimony under oath or to give written deposition upon any matter under the jurisdiction of the department. Such summons may require the production of relevant books, papers, or records. (b) Every such summons shall be served at least five days before the return date, either by personal service made by any person over eighteen years of age or by registered mail, but return acknowledgment is required to prove such latter service. Failure to obey such a summons so served shall constitute a misdemeanor. The fees for the attendance and travel of witnesses shall be the same as for witnesses before the circuit court.(c) Any circuit court shall have jurisdiction, upon application by the commissioner, to enforce all lawful orders of the commissioner under this section.