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WV Code § 17B-2B-1 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 17B. Motor Vehicle Driver's Licenses|Article 2B. License to Operate a Motor Vehicle With Bioptic Telescopic Device|§17B-2B-1. Definitions

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 commissioners minimum visual acuity and visual field standards for licensure.(2) "Approved driver training program" means a program that:(A) Provides and coordinates comprehensive assessment and training of driving skills and responses;(B) Emphasizes clinical and functional vision skills, predriver readiness skills and the physical, mental and social driving skills of an applicant; and(C) Is approved by the Division of Rehabilitation Services, after consultation with the division. (3) "Bioptic telescopic device" means a two focus optical system used to magnify distant objects by including a small telescope that is mounted in a spectacle lens so as to allow an unobstructed view of the horizontal visual field through normal distance corrective lenses.(4) "Corrective lenses" means eyeglasses, contact lenses, and intraocular lenses, but does not mean a bioptic telescopic device.(5) "Daytime driving restriction" means a limitation on the operation of a motor vehicle to:(A) The period of time between 30 minutes after sunrise and 30 minutes before sunset; and(B) Weather conditions that do not significantly reduce the visibility of the roadway, other traffic, and traffic control devices.(6) "Field expander" means a device used to compensate for peripheral visual field loss.(7) "Restricted out-of-state driver" means a person who has been issued, by another state, a valid drivers license with a restriction requiring the driver to use a bioptic telescopic device.(8) "Vision specialist" means a licensed ophthalmologist or optometrist.(9) "Visual acuity" means the measure of a persons clarity of vision based on the Snellen visual acuity scale.(10) "Visual field" means the area of physical space visible to the eye in a given fixed position.
WV Code § 17B-2B-2 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 17B. Motor Vehicle Driver's Licenses|Article 2B. License to Operate a Motor Vehicle With Bioptic Telescopic Device|§17B-2B-2. Class G Instruction Permit or Driver S License; Participation in Approved Driver Training Program; Eligibility Criteria; Required Curriculum

(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 G instruction permit or drivers license pursuant to this article if he or she is participating in or has successfully completed an approved driver training program.(b) An applicant is eligible to participate in an approved driver training program if he or she:(1) Submits to the commissioner and to the Division of Rehabilitation Services a report of examination by a vision specialist, on a form prescribed by the Division of Rehabilitation Services, which certifies that:(A) In the opinion of the vision specialist, the applicants vision can be corrected with the use of a bioptic telescopic device and without field expanders to satisfy the minimum visual acuity and visual field standards established by the commissioner;(B) No ocular diagnosis or prognosis currently exists or is likely to occur during the period of licensure which would cause deterioration of the applicants visual acuity or visual field to levels below the commissioners minimum visual acuity and visual field standards for licensure; and(C) The applicant is a likely candidate for acceptance into an approved driver training program; and(2) Satisfies any other criteria for participation established by the Division of Rehabilitation Services.(c) An approved driver training program shall include, at a minimum:(1) Predriving instruction with regard to highway signs and the rules of the road;(2) Predriving instruction in proper use of bioptic telescopic devices; and(3) At least 30 hours of behind-the-wheel instruction in driving with bioptic telescopic devices.(d) The Division of Rehabilitation Services, or its approved driver training program, may waive predriving instruction with regard to highway signs and the rules of the road pursuant to subdivision (1), subsection (c) of this section if the applicant:(1) Has at least three years of experience driving with an unrestricted license; and(2) Passes the written examination provided in 17B-2B-3(a)(2) of this code.
WV Code § 17B-2B-3 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 17B. Motor Vehicle Driver's Licenses|Article 2B. License to Operate a Motor Vehicle With Bioptic Telescopic Device|§17B-2B-3. Class G Instruction Permit; Eligibility Criteria; Restrictions; Duration of Permit

(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 and understand highway signs regulating, warning and directing traffic; and(B) Knowledge of the traffic laws of this state; and(3) Satisfied, at each stage of the licensing process, any additional requirements for an instruction permit required by article two of this chapter that are not addressed in this article.(b) The commissioner may not issue a Class G instruction permit until the applicant has surrendered any license he or she currently holds to operate a motor vehicle.(c) A Class G instruction permit authorizes the permittee to operate a Class A passenger motor vehicle, weighing eight thousand (8000) pounds or less, subject to the following restrictions:(1) The applicant may drive only while using a bioptic telescopic device;(2) The applicant is subject to a daytime driving restriction;(3) The applicant may drive only when accompanied by a certified driver rehabilitation specialist or driver rehabilitation educator; and(4) Any other conditions or restrictions the commissioner considers necessary to insure the safe operation of the motor vehicle.(d) A Class G instruction permit is valid for up to one year. Upon expiration of the instruction permit, the applicant may reapply for a new instruction permit, provided that he or she is eligible pursuant to subsection (a) of this section.
WV Code § 17B-2B-5 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 17B. Motor Vehicle Driver's Licenses|Article 2B. License to Operate a Motor Vehicle With Bioptic Telescopic Device|§17B-2B-5. Restrictions on Class G Driver's License; Removal of Daytime Driving Restriction

(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 restriction; and(3) Any other conditions or restrictions the commissioner considers necessary to insure the safe operation of the motor vehicle.(b) An applicant to whom a Class G driver's license has been issued may apply to the commissioner for removal of the daytime driving restriction if the applicant has:(1) Operated a motor vehicle for thirty-six months without an at-fault accident, moving violation or license suspension;(2) Submitted a report of a vision examination, conducted not more than six months prior to the application, by a vision specialist showing that the licensee's visual impairment is stable and that he or she can see well enough to operate a vehicle at night;(3) Successfully completed additional evaluation and training, in an approved driver training program, specifically designed for night driving;(4) Passed a comprehensive night driving examination.
WV Code § 17B-2B-6 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 17B. Motor Vehicle Driver's Licenses|Article 2B. License to Operate a Motor Vehicle With Bioptic Telescopic Device|§17B-2B-6. Restricted Out-of-State Drivers; Required to Obtain Class G Driver S License; Surrender of Current License; Waiver of Requirement to Participate in an Approved Driver Training Program

(a) A restricted out-of-state driver establishing residence in West Virginia must apply for a Class G drivers license in this state.(b) To obtain a Class G drivers license, the restricted out-of-state driver must:(1) Satisfy all the requirements of licensure contained in sections three and four of this article;(2) Surrender his or her out-of-state drivers license to the commissioner; and(3) Provide the commissioner with a report of examination by a vision specialist, conducted no more than 90-days prior to the application, showing that the applicant meets the minimum vision standards.(c) If, based upon an evaluation of the out-of-state drivers abilities, along with any recommendations, the Division of Rehabilitation Services, or its approved driver training program, certifies to the commissioner that the restricted out-of-state driver was required, as a condition of licensure in the other state, to complete training substantially equivalent to the approved driver training program required by this article, the commissioner may waive the requirement that the restricted out-of-state driver complete an approved driver training program in this state prior to licensure.
WV Code § 17B-2B-7 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 17B. Motor Vehicle Driver's Licenses|Article 2B. License to Operate a Motor Vehicle With Bioptic Telescopic Device|§17B-2B-7. Renewal of License

(a) A Class G driver's license is valid for no more than two years.(b) To renew a Class G driver's license, the licensee must submit a report of a comprehensive vision examination by a vision specialist at least ninety-days prior to expiration of the license.(c) If the vision specialist certifies that the conditions causing the licensee's visual impairment are stable, and the licensee continues to satisfy the commissioner's minimum visual acuity and visual field standards for licensure, the division shall renew the license for a period of one year.(d) If the vision specialist certifies that the conditions causing the licensee's visual impairment are unstable or deteriorating, the commissioner may require the licensee to undergo additional testing or training before deciding whether to renew the license.(e) If any comprehensive vision examination by a vision specialist determines that the licensee no longer satisfies the minimum visual acuity or visual field standards for licensure, the division shall not renew the license.
WV Code § 17B-2B-8 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 17B. Motor Vehicle Driver's Licenses|Article 2B. License to Operate a Motor Vehicle With Bioptic Telescopic Device|§17B-2B-8. Suspension, Revocation and Reinstatement of License

(a) The commissioner may immediately suspend the Class G driver's license of any driver who is involved in an accident resulting in bodily injury or death, violates the restrictions placed on his or her license or is convicted of more than one moving violation within a twelve-month period, if the commissioner makes a finding that allowing the licensee to continue to drive pending resolution of the suspension would present a danger to the public.(b) The commissioner shall suspend the driver's license of any licensee who fails to meet visual acuity or visual field minimum standards.(c) The commissioner shall suspend the driver's license of any licensee who fails an evaluation of his or her ability to safely operate a motor vehicle by the division of rehabilitation's driving training program.(d) A licensee whose license is suspended pursuant to this section may request a hearing within ten days of receiving the commissioner's notice of immediate suspension. No stay of the license suspension may be granted pending the hearing, but the commissioner must conduct a requested hearing on the suspension of the license within seventy days of receiving the request for a hearing. Only the licensee may request a continuance, but no stay of the suspension may be granted pending the delayed hearing.
WV Code § 17B-2B-9 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 17B. Motor Vehicle Driver's Licenses|Article 2B. License to Operate a Motor Vehicle With Bioptic Telescopic Device|§17B-2B-9. Commissioner and Director to Collect Information Regarding Class G Licensees; Report to Legislature

(a) The commissioner shall collect and monitor information regarding accidents, license suspensions and revocations and convictions of Class G licensees.(b) On or before February 1, of each year after the first Class G driver's license is issued:(1) The commissioner shall provide to the Joint Committee on Government and Finance a written report detailing:(A) The number of Class G driver's licenses issued in the previous calendar year; and(B) Whether and to what extent holders of Class G driver's licenses were, during the previous calendar year:(i) Involved in vehicular crashes; or(ii) The subject of proceedings to suspend or revoke their licenses or were convicted of offenses involving moving violations, the rules of the road, illegal substance use or legal substance abuse.(2) The Director of the Division of Rehabilitation Services shall provide to the Joint Committee on Government and Finance a written report detailing, for the previous calendar year:(A) The number of applicants for the approved driver training program;(B) The number of persons who successfully completed the program;(C) The number of persons who failed to complete the program and the reason for each failure; and(D) The status of the approved driver training program's funding and the extent to which persons who applied for the program were able to pay the costs associated with it.
WV Code § 17B-2B-10 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 17B. Motor Vehicle Driver's Licenses|Article 2B. License to Operate a Motor Vehicle With Bioptic Telescopic Device|§17B-2B-10. Rules

(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 visual acuity and visual field standards, for acceptance into an approved driver training program;(2) Additional curriculum requirements for an approved driver training program;(3) Standards for successful completion of an approved driver training program;(4) Standards for the comprehensive road skills test;(5) Criteria for certifying whether an out-of-state driver training program is substantially equivalent to an approved driver training program in this state;(6) Minimum requirements for additional driver training, if required, including criteria for night time driving;(7) Any other standards or criteria necessary to implement this article.(b) The commissioner, in collaboration with the Director of the Division of Rehabilitation Services, shall propose legislative rules for promulgation in accordance with article three, chapter twenty-nine-a of this code establishing:(1) Criteria for issuance of a Class G instruction permit or driver's license, including minimum visual acuity and visual field standards;(2) Standards for imposing and removing additional restrictions on an individual applicant's Class G instruction permit or driver's license;(3) Standards for suspension, revocation and reinstatement of a Class G instruction permit or driver's license; and(4) Any other standards or criteria necessary to implement this article.
WV Code § 17B-2B-11 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 17B. Motor Vehicle Driver's Licenses|Article 2B. License to Operate a Motor Vehicle With Bioptic Telescopic Device|§17B-2B-11. Applicability

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 with a bioptic telescopic device prior to the effective date of this article.
WV Code § 17B-3-1 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 17B. Motor Vehicle Driver's Licenses|Article 3. Cancellation, Suspension or Revocation of Licenses|§17B-3-1. Authority of Division to Cancel License

The division is hereby authorized to cancel any operator's or chauffeur's license in any of the following events:(1) When the division determines that the licensee was not entitled to the issuance thereof hereunder; or(2) When said licensee failed to give the required or correct information in his application; or(3) When said licensee committed any fraud in making such application; or(4) When the division determines that the required fee has not been paid and the same is not paid upon reasonable notice or demand.
WV Code § 17B-3-2 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 17B. Motor Vehicle Driver's Licenses|Article 3. Cancellation, Suspension or Revocation of Licenses|§17B-3-2. Suspending Privileges of Nonresidents and Reporting Convictions

The privilege of driving a motor vehicle on the highways of this state given to a nonresident hereunder shall be subject to suspension or revocation by the department in like manner and for like cause as an operator's or chauffeur's license issued hereunder may be suspended or revoked.The department shall, upon receiving a record of the conviction in this state of a nonresident driver of a motor vehicle of any offense under the motor vehicle laws of this state, forward a certified copy of such record to the motor vehicle administrator in the state wherein the person so convicted is a resident.
WV Code § 17B-3-3 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 17B. Motor Vehicle Driver's Licenses|Article 3. Cancellation, Suspension or Revocation of Licenses|§17B-3-3. Suspending Resident's License Upon Conviction in Another State

The department is authorized to suspend or revoke the license of any resident of this state or the privilege of a nonresident to drive a motor vehicle in this state upon receiving notice of the conviction of such person in another state of an offense therein which, if committed in this state, would be a ground for the suspension or revocation of the license of an operator or chauffeur.
WV Code § 17B-3-3a (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 17B. Motor Vehicle Driver's Licenses|Article 3. Cancellation, Suspension or Revocation of Licenses|§17B-3-3a. Suspending License for Failure to Respond or Appear in Court

(a) The division shall suspend the license of any resident of this state or the privilege of a nonresident to drive a motor vehicle in this state upon receiving notice from a magistrate court or municipal court of this state that such person has failed to respond or appear in court when charged with a motor vehicle violation. (b) For the purposes of this section, 50-3-2a of this code and 8-10-2b of this code, "motor vehicle violation" is as any violation designated in chapters 17A, 17B, 17C, 17D, or 17E of this code, or the violation of any municipal ordinance relating to the operation of a motor vehicle for which the violation thereof would result in a fine or penalty: Provided, That any parking violation or other violation for which a citation may be issued to an unattended vehicle shall not be considered a motor vehicle violation for the purposes of this section, 50-3-2a of this code, or 8-10-2b of this code.
WV Code § 17B-3-4 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 17B. Motor Vehicle Driver's Licenses|Article 3. Cancellation, Suspension or Revocation of Licenses|§17B-3-4. Abstract of Judgment of Conviction for Violation of Motor Vehicle Laws to Be Sent to Division

Whenever a conviction is had in any court of record, or in a justice's court, or in the police court or mayor's court of any incorporated municipality, for the violation of any law of this state governing or regulating the licensing or operation of any motor vehicle, or for the violation of any provision of a charter, or bylaw, or ordinance of such incorporated municipality governing or regulating the operation of motor vehicles, except regulations governing standing or parking, the clerk of every such court, or the justice, or the clerk or recorder of such municipality, as the case may be, shall in each case transmit to the division within seventy-two hours after such conviction is had a certified abstract of the judgment on such conviction.For the purposes of this chapter, a forfeiture of bail or collateral deposited to secure a defendant's appearance in court, which forfeiture has not been vacated, shall be equivalent to a conviction.Wilful failure, refusal or neglect to comply with the provisions of this section shall subject the person who is guilty thereof to a fine of not less than $10 nor more than $50 and may be the grounds for removal from office.
WV Code § 17B-3-5 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 17B. Motor Vehicle Driver's Licenses|Article 3. Cancellation, Suspension or Revocation of Licenses|§17B-3-5. Grounds for Mandatory Revocation of License by Department

The department shall forthwith revoke the license of any operator or chauffeur upon receiving a record of such operator's or chauffeur's conviction of any of the following offenses, when such conviction has become final: Provided, That if the convicted driver had not reached his or her nineteenth birthday at the time of the conduct for which the license is revoked under this section, the license shall be revoked until the driver's nineteenth birthday, or the applicable statutory period of revocation, whichever is longer:(1) Manslaughter or negligent homicide resulting from the operation of a motor vehicle;(2) Any felony in the commission of which a motor vehicle is used;(3) Failure to stop and render aid as required under the laws of this state in the event of involvement in a motor vehicle accident resulting in the death or personal injury of another;(4) Perjury or the making of a false affidavit or statement under oath to the department under this chapter or under any other law relating to the ownership or operation of motor vehicles;(5) Conviction, or forfeiture of bail not vacated, upon three charges of reckless driving committed within a period of twenty-four months;(6) Driving under the influence of alcohol, controlled substances or other drugs outside the State of West Virginia which conviction is under a municipal ordinance or statute of the United States or any other state of an offense which has the same elements as an offense described in section two, article five, chapter seventeen-c of this code; and(7) Nothing herein shall prohibit the department from exercising its authority to revoke or suspend a person's license to drive a motor vehicle in this state, as provided in chapter seventeen-c of this code.
WV Code § 17B-3-7 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 17B. Motor Vehicle Driver's Licenses|Article 3. Cancellation, Suspension or Revocation of Licenses|§17B-3-7. Department May Require Reexamination

The department, having good cause to believe that a licensed operator or chauffeur is incompetent or otherwise not qualified to be licensed, may upon written notice of at least five days to the licensee require him to submit to an examination. Upon the conclusion of such examination the department shall take such action as may be appropriate and may suspend or revoke the license of such person or permit him to retain such license, or may issue a license subject to restrictions as permitted under section ten, article two of this chapter. Refusal or neglect of the licensee to submit to such examination shall be ground for suspension or revocation of his license.
WV Code § 17B-3-8 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 17B. Motor Vehicle Driver's Licenses|Article 3. Cancellation, Suspension or Revocation of Licenses|§17B-3-8. Suspension for More Than One Year

The department shall not suspend a driver's license or privilege to drive a motor vehicle on the public highways for a period of more than one year, except as provided in chapter seventeen-c of this code.