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2023 West Virginia Code › Chapter 17A. Motor Vehicle Administration, Registration, Certificate of Title, and Antitheft Provisions › Article 10. Fees for Registration, Licensing, etc. › §17A-10-7. Reduced Fees for Portion of Year

The registration fees herein prescribed shall be for the entire fiscal year: Provided, That where application for such registration is made between October 1, and December 31, inclusive, in any fiscal year, the charge therefor shall be three quarters of such yearly fee, and when application for such registration is made between January 1, and the thirty-first day of March, inclusive, in any fiscal year, the charges shall be one half of such yearly fee, and where application for such registration is made between April 1 and June 30, inclusive, in any fiscal year, the charges shall be one quarter of such yearly fee.
2023 West Virginia Code › Chapter 17A. Motor Vehicle Administration, Registration, Certificate of Title, and Antitheft Provisions › Article 10. Fees for Registration, Licensing, etc. › §17A-10-8. Vehicles Exempt From Payment of Registration Fees

The following specified vehicles shall be exempt from the payment of any registration fees:
(1) Any vehicle owned or operated by the United States government, the State of West Virginia or any of their political subdivisions. The proper representative of the United States government, the State of West Virginia or any of their political subdivisions shall make an application for registration for the vehicle and the registration plate or plates issued for the vehicle shall be displayed as provided in this chapter;
(2) Any fire vehicle owned or operated by a volunteer fire department organized for the protection of community property;
(3) Any ambulance or any other emergency rescue vehicle owned or operated by a nonprofit, charitable organization and used exclusively for charitable purposes;
(4) Any vehicle owned by a disabled veteran as defined by the provisions of Public Law 663 of the 79th Congress of the United States, or Public Law 187 of the 82nd Congress of the United States, or Public Law 77 of the 90th Congress of the United States; except for vehicles used for hire which are owned by disabled veterans;
(5) Not more than one vehicle owned by a veteran with a hundred percent total and permanent service-connected disability as certified by the Director of the Department of Veterans' Affairs of West Virginia and not used for commercial purposes;
(6) Not more than one Class A or Class G vehicle, as defined in section one of this article, owned by a former prisoner of war and not used for commercial purposes. For purposes of this subdivision, the term "prisoner of war" means any member of the Armed Forces of the United States, including the United States Coast Guard and National Guard, who was held by any hostile force with which the United States was actually engaged in armed conflict during any period of the incarceration; or any person, military or civilian, assigned to duty on the U.S.S. Pueblo who was captured by the military forces of North Korea on January 23, 1968, and thereafter held prisoner; except any person who, at any time, voluntarily, knowingly and without duress, gave aid to or collaborated with or in any manner served any such hostile force;
(7) Not more than one Class A or Class G vehicle, as defined in section one of this article, owned by a recipient of the Congressional Medal of Honor and not used for commercial purposes; and
(8) Vehicles registered in the name of community action agencies and used exclusively for a Head Start program.
2023 West Virginia Code › Chapter 17A. Motor Vehicle Administration, Registration, Certificate of Title, and Antitheft Provisions › Article 10. Fees for Registration, Licensing, etc. › §17A-10-9. Municipalities and Other Political Subdivisions Not to Levy or Charge License Tax on Motor Vehicles

No license tax shall be levied or charged by any municipality or other political subdivision of the state with respect to motor vehicles and their operation except as provided in chapter eight-a, article five, section four, and also in chapter eight, article four, section twenty-seven of the Code of West Virginia, as amended, but this prohibition shall not prevent municipalities or other political subdivisions of the state from assessing and collecting the regular property tax on such motor vehicle.
2023 West Virginia Code › Chapter 17A. Motor Vehicle Administration, Registration, Certificate of Title, and Antitheft Provisions › Article 10. Fees for Registration, Licensing, etc. › §17A-10-10. Fees Upon Transfer of Registration and Issuance of Certificates of Title

A fee of $10 shall be paid for a transfer of registration by an owner from one vehicle to another vehicle of the same class or for surrender of registration of one vehicle in exchange for registration of a vehicle of a different class in addition to the payment of any difference in fees as provided in section one, article four of this chapter. 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.
A fee of $10 shall be paid for the transfer of registration from a deceased person to his or her legal heir or legatee as provided in section five, article four of this chapter. 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.
A fee of $10 shall be paid for the issuance of a certificate of title. 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.
2023 West Virginia Code › Chapter 17A. Motor Vehicle Administration, Registration, Certificate of Title, and Antitheft Provisions › Article 10. Fees for Registration, Licensing, etc. › §17A-10-11. Fees for Duplicate Registration Plates, Registration Cards and Certificates of Title

A fee of $10 shall be paid for the issuance of duplicate or substitute registration plates, registration cards or certificates of title. 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. The provisions of this article enacted in 2017 take effect on July 1, 2017.
2023 West Virginia Code › Chapter 17A. Motor Vehicle Administration, Registration, Certificate of Title, and Antitheft Provisions › Article 10. Fees for Registration, Licensing, etc. › §17A-10-12. When Fees Returnable

Whenever any application to the department is accompanied by any fee as required by law and such application is refused or rejected said fee shall be returned to said applicant.
Whenever the department through error collects any fee not required to be paid hereunder the same shall be refunded to the person paying the same upon application therefor made within six months after the date of such payment.
2023 West Virginia Code › Chapter 17A. Motor Vehicle Administration, Registration, Certificate of Title, and Antitheft Provisions › Article 10. Fees for Registration, Licensing, etc. › §17A-10-13. Payment of Fees and Passenger Seat Tax to Cities or Towns

The holders of a certificate of convenience and necessity authorizing the transportation of property or person for hire wholly within any incorporated city or town and within its adjacent suburban area not exceeding three miles distant from the city boundary shall pay the fees and passenger seat tax provided for in this article, as to such operation wholly within such city or town to such city or town instead of to the department of motor vehicles, provided that any such city or town may collect the fee or tax for the operation wholly within such city or town in lieu of but not greater than the fees and taxes provided in this article.
2023 West Virginia Code › Chapter 17A. Motor Vehicle Administration, Registration, Certificate of Title, and Antitheft Provisions › Article 10. Fees for Registration, Licensing, etc. › §17A-10-14. Registration Plate for Amateur Radio Station Operators; Fees; Rules and Forms

(a) Any owner of a motor vehicle who is a resident of the State of West Virginia, and who holds an unrevoked and unexpired official amateur radio station license and/or amateur class operators' license issued by the federal communications commission, may apply for a special registration plate for a Class A motor vehicle which, in lieu of the registration numbers required by this article, shall be inscribed with the official amateur radio call letters of the applicant as assigned by the federal communications commission.
(b) Each application shall be accompanied by proof of ownership of the amateur radio station license; proof of compliance with the motor vehicle laws of the state relative to registration and licensing of motor vehicles; payment of the registration, license and other fees required by law; and payment of a special initial application fee in the amount of $10, which is in addition to all other fees required by law. This special fee shall be collected by the division and deposited into a special revolving fund to be used for the purpose of compensating the Division of Motor Vehicles for additional costs and services required in the issuing of the licenses.
(c) The commissioner shall promulgate rules in accordance with the provisions of chapter twenty-nine-a of this code regarding proper forms to be used in making application for the special license plates authorized by this section.
2023 West Virginia Code › Chapter 17A. Motor Vehicle Administration, Registration, Certificate of Title, and Antitheft Provisions › Article 10. Fees for Registration, Licensing, etc. › §17A-10-15. Additional Fee for Contribution to the Highway Litter Control Fund

In addition to each fee provided for in this article, an additional $1 fee shall be imposed on the issuance of each certificate of registration and renewal thereof issued pursuant to article three of this chapter. All money collected under this section shall be deposited in the State Treasury and credited to a fund to be established within the department of highways, named the "Highway Litter Control Fund" for litter control maintenance of the highways. The additional fee provided herein shall be imposed for each application for such certificate and renewal thereof made on or after July 1, 1988.
2023 West Virginia Code › Chapter 17A. Motor Vehicle Administration, Registration, Certificate of Title, and Antitheft Provisions › Article 10. Fees for Registration, Licensing, etc. › §17A-10-16. Fee for the A. James Manchin Fund

In addition to each fee provided for in this article, an additional $5 fee shall be imposed on the issuance of each certificate of title issued pursuant to article three of this chapter. All money collected under this section shall be deposited in the State Treasury and credited to the A. James Manchin Fund to be established within the Division of Highways for waste tire remediation in accordance to the provisions of article fifteen-a, chapter twenty-two of this code. The Commissioner is to work with the Secretary of the Department of Environmental Protection to accomplish the goals of said chapter. The additional fee provided herein shall be imposed for each application for certificate and renewal thereof made on or after July 1, 2000: Provided, That no further collections or deposits shall be made after the Commissioner certifies to the Governor and the Legislature that the remediation of all waste tire piles that were determined by the Commissioner to exist on June 1, 2001, has been completed.
2023 West Virginia Code › Chapter 17A. Motor Vehicle Administration, Registration, Certificate of Title, and Antitheft Provisions › Article 10. Fees for Registration, Licensing, etc. › §17A-10-17. Fee for West Virginia Parkways Authority Single Fee Program

In addition to each fee provided in this article, an additional fee for any single fee program that may be implemented by the West Virginia Parkways Authority pursuant to section six, article sixteen-a, chapter seventeen of this code shall be payable upon the issuance of each certificate of registration and renewal thereof issued pursuant to article three of this chapter. The Division shall collect and deposit all the additional fees into the West Virginia Parkways Authority Single Fee Program Fund created in section eleven-a, article sixteen-a, chapter seventeen of this code. The additional fee provided herein may be imposed for each application for such certificate and renewal thereof made on or after July 1, 2017.
2023 West Virginia Code › Chapter 17A. Motor Vehicle Administration, Registration, Certificate of Title, and Antitheft Provisions › Article 11. Penalties › §17A-11-1. Violations of Chapter; Penalty for Misdemeanor

It is a misdemeanor for any person to violate any of the provisions of this chapter unless such violation is by this chapter or other law of this state declared to be a felony.
Unless another penalty is in this chapter or by the laws of this state provided, every person convicted of a misdemeanor for the violation of any provisions of this chapter shall be punished by a fine of not more than $500, or by imprisonment for not more than six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
2023 West Virginia Code › Chapter 17A. Motor Vehicle Administration, Registration, Certificate of Title, and Antitheft Provisions › Article 11. Penalties › §17A-11-2. Penalty for Felony

Any person who is convicted of a violation of any of the provisions of this chapter herein or by the laws of this state declared to constitute a felony shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than one year not more than five years, or by a fine of not less than $500 nor more than $5,000, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
2023 West Virginia Code › Chapter 17A. Motor Vehicle Administration, Registration, Certificate of Title, and Antitheft Provisions › Article 11. Penalties › §17A-11-4. Authority of Members of Official Highway Department Weighing Crews and Public Service Commission, Motor Carrier Employees

Employees of the department of highways designated by the commissioner of highways as weight enforcement officers and employees of the Public Service Commission designated by the chairman as commercial vehicle enforcement officers, shall, during the course of their normal duties, have concurrent jurisdiction with police officers in the enforcement of article nine of this chapter.
2023 West Virginia Code › Chapter 17A. Motor Vehicle Administration, Registration, Certificate of Title, and Antitheft Provisions › Article 12. Severability and Effect of Chapter › §17A-12-1. Severability

If any part or parts of this chapter shall be held to be unconstitutional or invalid such unconstitutionality or invalidity shall not affect the Constitutionality or validity of the remaining part or parts of this chapter. The Legislature hereby declares that it would have passed the remaining part or parts of this chapter if it had known that such part or parts thereof would be declared unconstitutional or invalid.
2023 West Virginia Code › Chapter 17A. Motor Vehicle Administration, Registration, Certificate of Title, and Antitheft Provisions › Article 12. Severability and Effect of Chapter › §17A-12-2. Repeal of Inconsistent Provisions

The provisions of any acts or parts of acts, or of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, which are inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter, are hereby repealed to the extent of such inconsistency.
2023 West Virginia Code › Chapter 17B. Motor Vehicle Driver's Licenses › Article 1A. Driver License Compact › §17B-1A-2. Definitions; Implementation of Compact

(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 facilitate the administration of Articles III, IV and V of the compact.
(2) The compact administrator provided for in Article VII of the compact shall not be entitled to any additional compensation on account of his service as such administrator, but shall be entitled to be reimbursed for all reasonable and necessary expenses actually incurred in connection with his duties and responsibilities as such administrator, in the same manner as for other such expenses incurred in connection with any other duties or responsibilities of his office or employment.
(3) As used in the compact, with reference to this state, the term "executive head" shall mean the Governor.
(4) To aid in the implementation of the compact, records required to be forwarded to the department of motor vehicles by the provisions of section four, article three of this chapter shall be forwarded to such department within the time and as otherwise specified in said section four.
(5) The statutes which Article IV of the compact refers to are sections one, five and six, article three, chapter seventeen- b, section three, article three, chapter seventeen-d, and section five, article four, chapter seventeen-d of the Code of West Virginia.
2023 West Virginia Code › Chapter 17B. Motor Vehicle Driver's Licenses › Article 1B. Drivers' or Chauffeurs' License Identification of Anatomical Organ Donors › §17B-1B-1. Commissioner to Adopt and Implement Program

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 such person.
2023 West Virginia Code › Chapter 17B. Motor Vehicle Driver's Licenses › Article 1B. Drivers' or Chauffeurs' License Identification of Anatomical Organ Donors › §17B-1B-2. License Application to Contain Space for Donor

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 who has already obtained a license may have such marking affixed by the commissioner upon request.
2023 West Virginia Code › Chapter 17B. Motor Vehicle Driver's Licenses › Article 1B. Drivers' or Chauffeurs' License Identification of Anatomical Organ Donors › §17B-1B-3. Commissioner to Publish Information and Notify Other States of Program

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 marking.
2023 West Virginia Code › Chapter 17B. Motor Vehicle Driver's Licenses › Article 1B. Drivers' or Chauffeurs' License Identification of Anatomical Organ Donors › §17B-1B-4. Anatomical Gift Act Not Affected

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.
2023 West Virginia Code › Chapter 17B. Motor Vehicle Driver's Licenses › Article 1C. Nonresident Violator Compact › §17B-1C-2. Definitions

(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 the administration of Articles III and IV and shall maintain and periodically distribute to every court of record and magistrate, every sheriff and municipal chief of police and the department of public safety a current list of all states that have executed the compacts as provided in this article.
(2) As used in this article, the term "jurisdiction executive," with reference to this state, means the Governor of this state.
(3) As used in Section C, Article III of section one of this article, the term "appropriate official," with reference to this state, refers to a magistrate, his clerk, or a judge or clerk of a court of record.
2023 West Virginia Code › Chapter 17B. Motor Vehicle Driver's Licenses › Article 1C. Nonresident Violator Compact › §17B-1C-3. Compact Administrator

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 reimbursement for all reasonable and necessary expenses actually incurred in discharging the duties and responsibilities as administrator in the same manner as for other such expenses incurred in discharging any other duties or responsibilities of the department of motor vehicles.
2023 West Virginia Code › Chapter 17B. Motor Vehicle Driver's Licenses › Article 1C. Nonresident Violator Compact › §17B-1C-4. Entry Into Other Nonresident Violator Compacts

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 with each of these jurisdictions.
2023 West Virginia Code › Chapter 17B. Motor Vehicle Driver's Licenses › Article 1D. Motorcycle Safety Education › §17B-1D-1. Legislative Findings

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 state's motorcyclists face about ten times the risk of passenger car occupants.
(c) Lack of proper riding skills have been shown to be largely responsible for the motorcycle fatality problem.
(d) It is therefore the purpose of this article to provide for a motorcycle safety education program in this state.
2023 West Virginia Code › Chapter 17B. Motor Vehicle Driver's Licenses › Article 1D. Motorcycle Safety Education › §17B-1D-2. Program Established

(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 safety awareness, alcohol and drug effects awareness for motorcyclists, driver improvement efforts, licensing improvement efforts, program promotion and other efforts to enhance motorcycle safety through education.
(b) The commissioner shall appoint a program coordinator who shall oversee and direct the program, and conduct an annual evaluation. Rider training courses shall be conducted annually in no fewer than four sites throughout the state, commencing no later than July 1, 1996.
2023 West Virginia Code › Chapter 17B. Motor Vehicle Driver's Licenses › Article 1D. Motorcycle Safety Education › §17B-1D-3. Rider Training

(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 eligible for a motorcycle learner's permit. An adequate number of rider training courses shall be provided to meet the reasonably anticipated needs of all persons in the state who are eligible and who desire to participate in the program. Program delivery may be phased in over a reasonable period of time.
(c) The division shall issue certificates of completion in the manner and form prescribed by the commissioner to persons who satisfactorily complete the requirements of the course.
2023 West Virginia Code › Chapter 17B. Motor Vehicle Driver's Licenses › Article 1D. Motorcycle Safety Education › §17B-1D-4. Instructor Training and Qualification

(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, and the necessary aptitude for instructing students.
(b) The division shall establish minimum requirements for the qualification of a rider education instructor.
2023 West Virginia Code › Chapter 17B. Motor Vehicle Driver's Licenses › Article 1D. Motorcycle Safety Education › §17B-1D-5. Program Implementation

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 conducting such courses may charge a reasonable tuition fee. The division shall determine the maximum tuition fee an organization may charge.
2023 West Virginia Code › Chapter 17B. Motor Vehicle Driver's Licenses › Article 1D. Motorcycle Safety Education › §17B-1D-6. Exemption From Motorcycle License Examination

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 training course specified in sections two and three, article one-d of this chapter.
2023 West Virginia Code › Chapter 17B. Motor Vehicle Driver's Licenses › Article 1D. Motorcycle Safety Education › §17B-1D-7. Motorcycle Safety Account

(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 motorcycle safety fee assessed with each motorcycle registration under section three-b, article ten, chapter seventeen-a of this code and any other moneys specifically allocated to the fund. The fund shall not be treated by the Auditor and treasurer as part of the general revenue of the state. The fund shall be a special revolving fund to be used and paid out upon order of the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles, based upon the recommendations of the motorcycle safety awareness board created under section eight, article one-d, chapter seventeen-b of this code, solely for the purposes specified in this chapter.
(b) The fund shall be used by the Division of Motor Vehicles to defray the cost of implementing and administering the motorcycle safety education program established in section two of this article.
2023 West Virginia Code › Chapter 17B. Motor Vehicle Driver's Licenses › Article 1D. Motorcycle Safety Education › §17B-1D-8. Motorcycle Safety Awareness Board Continued

(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; the superintendent of the State Police or a designee; the commissioner of the bureau of public health or a designee; and the commissioner of the Division of Tourism or a designee. The four nongovernmental members are a licensed motorcycle operator; a member of American bikers aimed toward education (ABATE) or the West Virginia confederation of motorcycle clubs; a licensed insurance agent who has a valid motorcycle endorsement who will be appointed for an initial term of two years; and, an owner of a motorcycle dealership or supplier of aftermarket nonfranchised motorcycle supplies who will be appointed for an initial term of three years. The motorcycle safety program coordinator shall serve as chair of the board. The nongovernmental members shall be appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate. The terms are for three years, except for the initial appointments which will be staggered according to the provisions of this article. Members may be reappointed to the board. Any nongovernmental member who is absent without good cause from three consecutive meetings of the board may be removed from the board and a new member appointed by the Governor.
(b) The board may recommend to the superintendent of the State Police types and makes of protective helmets, eye protection devices and equipment offered for sale, purchased or used by any person. The board may make recommendations to the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles regarding the use of the moneys in the motorcycle safety fund created under section seven of this article. The board shall report annually to the Legislature on or before the first day of each regular legislative session.
(c) The appointed members shall serve without compensation, however, members are entitled to reimbursement of travel and other necessary expenses actually incurred while engaged in legitimate board activities in accordance with the guidelines of the travel management office of the Department of Administration or successor agency.
2023 West Virginia Code › Chapter 17B. Motor Vehicle Driver's Licenses › Article 2. Issuance of License, Expiration and Renewal › §17B-2-1a. Surrender of License From Other State or Jurisdiction Prior to Receipt of License From This State; Examination; Fees Required

(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 party to a reciprocal driver's license exchange agreement with this state unless or until the applicant surrenders to the division the foreign license, or the person has signed and submitted to the division an affidavit to the effect that the person has surrendered all valid licenses issued to him or her by other states or jurisdictions. Any surrendered license issued by any other state or jurisdiction shall be destroyed or at the discretion of the division retained by the division and the division shall notify the original state of licensure that the person who surrendered the license has been licensed in this state. It is unlawful for a person to possess more than one valid driver's license at any time.
(b) Every driver shall, within thirty days after taking up residence in this state, apply to the division for a driver's license as prescribed in this article. For the purposes of this chapter the presumption that a natural person is a resident of this state is based on the provisions of section one-a, article three, chapter seventeen-a of this code. The division may assign the driver's license class, type, endorsements or restrictions based on the applicant's prior licensing status, age and the type of licensing system used by the state of prior licensing.
(c) All other applicable provisions of this article relating to issuance, fees, expiration and renewal of licenses, and driver examination of applicants apply to this section.
2023 West Virginia Code › Chapter 17B. Motor Vehicle Driver's Licenses › Article 2. Issuance of License, Expiration and Renewal › §17B-2-1b. Transfer of Driver's Licensing Examination Function

(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 shall be transferred from the West Virginia state police to the Division of Motor Vehicles.
(b) Effective July 1, 1999, until December 31, 2000, the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles may delegate responsibility for the supervision of the civilian employees and the operation of the examination program to the superintendent of the West Virginia state police pending the orderly transfer and hiring of the necessary personnel, transfer and purchase of necessary equipment and supplies and the establishment of suitable examination locations. The commissioner may also reimburse the West Virginia state police for the services of personnel, equipment, supplies and office space at state police facilities necessary to maintain the examination program at its current level of service during the transfer period. The commissioner may also utilize existing state police locations as examination and licensing locations unless in his or her opinion, more suitable locations are available. The commissioner shall reimburse the West Virginia state police for that use.
2023 West Virginia Code › Chapter 17B. Motor Vehicle Driver's Licenses › Article 2. Issuance of License, Expiration and Renewal › §17B-2-1c. Temporary Identification Card for Released Inmates

(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 inmates release from the divisions custody. An identification card issued pursuant to this section shall be valid for 180 days after the date of issuance.
(b) A valid identification card issued pursuant to this section shall have the same force and effect as a standard identification card issued by the Division of Motor Vehicles pursuant to 17B-2-1(f) of this code.
(c)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, the Division of Motor Vehicles shall accept a valid identification card issued pursuant to this section as sufficient proof of identity, age, and residency of a person applying for an identification card or drivers license pursuant to 17B-2-1 of this code.
(2) If the Division of Motor Vehicles is unable to verify the persons Social Security number by another means, the Division of Motor Vehicles shall contact the Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation to verify the Social Security number provided by such person. The Division of Motor Vehicles shall accept verification by the Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation as sufficient documentation of the persons Social Security number for the purpose of issuing such person an identification card or drivers license pursuant to 17B-2-1 of this code.
(3) The Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation, in collaboration with the Division of Motor Vehicles, shall develop a policy to permit the sharing of released inmates Social Security numbers for the limited purposes of this section, and shall obtain any necessary written authorization from an inmate prior to the inmates release from the Division of Corrections and Rehabilitations custody.
(d) An inmate is not eligible to receive an identification card pursuant to this section if the inmate is in possession of a valid West Virginia identification card or drivers license, which expires more than 30 days after the inmates date of release from the Division of Corrections and Rehabilitations custody, or if the inmate is not a citizen of the United States.
(e) Nothing in this section shall be construed to permit or require issuance of an identification card or drivers license for federal use, in violation of the standards promulgated pursuant to the REAL ID Act of 2005, 49 U.S.C. 30301
et seq
.
(f) During the six months preceding an inmates release date from the Division of Corrections and Rehabilitations custody, the division shall assist the inmate to obtain a certified copy of the inmates birth certificate, a Social Security card, and a state-issued drivers license or identification card.
2023 West Virginia Code › Chapter 17B. Motor Vehicle Driver's Licenses › Article 2. Issuance of License, Expiration and Renewal › §17B-2-4. Persons Prohibited From Driving School Buses or Transporting Persons or Property for Compensation

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 so indicates and until he or she is in compliance with the provisions of chapter seventeen-e of this code and rules promulgated by the State Board of Education, if applicable.
2023 West Virginia Code › Chapter 17B. Motor Vehicle Driver's Licenses › Article 2. Issuance of License, Expiration and Renewal › §17B-2-5. Qualifications, Issuance and Fee for Instruction Permits

(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 successfully passed all parts of the examination other than the road skills test, issue to the applicant an instruction permit which entitles the applicant while having the permit in his or her immediate possession to drive a motor vehicle upon the public highways when accompanied by a licensed driver of at least 21 years of age, a drivers education or driving school instructor that is acting in an official capacity as an instructor, who is alert and unimpaired or a certified division license examiner acting in an official capacity as an examiner, who is occupying a seat beside the driver.
(1) Any instruction permit issued to a person under the age of 18 years shall be issued in accordance with the provisions of 17B-2-3a of this code.
(2) Any permit issued to a person who has reached the age of 18 years is valid for a period of six months. The fee for the instruction permit is $7.50 for one attempt. 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 10 percent of the total fee amount in a single year.
(b) Any person 16 years of age or older may apply to the division for a motorcycle instruction permit. Any person under the age of 18 must have first completed the requirements for a level two intermediate drivers license or a Class E drivers license before being eligible for a motorcycle instruction permit.
The division may, in its discretion, after the applicant has successfully passed all parts of the motorcycle examination other than the driving test, and presented documentation of compliance with the provisions of 18-8-11 of this code, if applicable, issue to the applicant an instruction permit which entitles the applicant while having the permit in his or her immediate possession to drive a motorcycle upon the public streets or highways for a period of six months, during the daylight hours between sunrise and sunset only. A holder of a motorcycle instruction permit may not operate a motorcycle while carrying any passenger on the vehicle.
A motorcycle instruction permit is not renewable, but a qualified applicant may apply for a new permit. The fee for a motorcycle instruction permit is $5, which shall be paid into a special fund in the State Treasury known as the Motor Vehicle Fees Fund.
2023 West Virginia Code › Chapter 17B. Motor Vehicle Driver's Licenses › Article 2. Issuance of License, Expiration and Renewal › §17B-2-5a. Training, Certification and Monitoring of License Examiners

(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 statutory and regulatory requirements.
(b) In order to determine an applicant's suitability for employment, the commissioner shall require every applicant or employee who is or may be in a position involved in the examination, processing or issuance of a driver's license or identification card, or who would have access to affect any document or record related to an applicant or holder of a driver's license or identification to furnish a full set of fingerprints to facilitate a criminal background check of the applicant. The commissioner shall submit the fingerprints to the state Criminal Identification Bureau along with the applicant's identifying information. Prior to hiring a prospective applicant the commissioner shall request that the State Police submit the fingerprints and identifying information to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for a national criminal history record check and that the commissioner may not hire the prospective applicant until the results of the national background check are available for evaluation.
2023 West Virginia Code › Chapter 17B. Motor Vehicle Driver's Licenses › Article 2. Issuance of License, Expiration and Renewal › §17B-2-6. Application for License or Instruction Permit; Fee to Accompany Application

(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 attempts at the written test or not more than one attempt to pass the road skills test. An applicant age eighteen years or older is entitled to not more than two attempts at the written test or not more than three attempts to pass the road skills test within a period of ninety days from the date of issuance of the instruction permit. An applicant who fails either the written test or the road skills test may not be tested twice within a period of one week.
(b) Any applicant who has not been previously licensed must hold an instruction permit for a minimum of thirty days. For the purposes of this section, the term “previously licensed” means an applicant who has obtained at least a level two graduated license or junior driver’s license issued under the provisions of this article or has obtained an equal or greater level of licensure if previously licensed in another state.
(c) Every application for an instruction permit shall state the full legal name, date of birth, sex, and residence address of the applicant and briefly describe the applicant. the application shall state whether the applicant has theretofore been a licensed driver and, if so, when, and by what state or country and whether his or her license has ever been suspended or revoked within five years of the date of application, or whether an application has ever been refused and, if so, the date of and reason for the suspension, revocation or refusal. The application will indicate whether the applicant desires a notation on the driver’s license indicating that the applicant is an organ donor, in accordance with article one-b of this chapter, is diabetic, deaf, or hard of hearing, has any other handicap or disability, or is an honorably discharged veteran of any branch of the Armed Forces of the United States, and such other pertinent information as the commissioner may require.
2023 West Virginia Code › Chapter 17B. Motor Vehicle Driver's Licenses › Article 2. Issuance of License, Expiration and Renewal › §17B-2-6a. Voluntary Contribution to State Police Forensic Laboratory Fund

(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 additional amount on the form provided by the Division of Motor Vehicles.
(b) The Division of Motor Vehicles shall prepare and provide to each applicant for the issuance or renewal of a driver’s license under this article, a form through which the applicant may voluntarily contribute an additional amount to the State Police Forensic Laboratory Fund. The applicant may include an additional amount as part of the payment made for the fee or may make a separate payment.
(c) The Division of Motor Vehicles shall remit voluntary contributions made under this section on a monthly basis to the State Treasurer for deposit into the State Police Forensic Laboratory Fund.
2023 West Virginia Code › Chapter 17B. Motor Vehicle Driver's Licenses › Article 2. Issuance of License, Expiration and Renewal › §17B-2-7a. Driver’s Licensing Advisory Board

(a) The Driver’s Licensing Advisory Board is hereby continued. The board shall consist of five members to be appointed by the Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, for terms of three years, commencing July 1, 2018: Provided, That as to the members first appointed, two shall be appointed for a term of three years, two shall be appointed for a term of two years and one shall be appointed for a term of one year: Provided, however, That members who last served as members of the board prior to the reenactment of this section by the Legislature in the 2018 Regular Session shall continue to serve until their successors have been appointed. A member shall continue to serve until his or her successor has been appointed. All vacancies occurring on the board shall be filled by the Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. One member of the board shall be an optometrist duly registered to practice optometry in this state, one member shall be a board certified neurologist who is licensed to practice medicine in this state, and the other three members of the board shall be physicians or surgeons duly licensed to practice medicine or surgery in this state. The Governor shall appoint persons qualified to serve on the board who, in his or her opinion, will best serve the work and function of the board.
(b) The board shall advise the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles as to vision standards and all other medical criteria of whatever kind or nature relevant to the licensing of persons to operate motor vehicles under the provisions of this chapter. The commissioner may, in her or his discretion, request the opinion of the board. The board shall, upon request, advise the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles as to the mental or physical fitness of an applicant for, or the holder of, a license to operate a motor vehicle. The board shall furnish the commissioner with all such medical standards, statistics, data, professional information and advice as he or she may reasonably request.
(c) The members of the board shall receive the same compensation as is paid to members of the Legislature for their interim duties as recommended by the Citizens Legislative Compensation Commission and authorized by law, for each day or substantial portion thereof engaged in the performance of official duties. Each member of the board shall be reimbursed for his or her actual and necessary expenses for each day or portion thereof engaged in the discharge of official duties in a manner consistent with guidelines of the Travel Management Office of the Department of Administration.