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2023 West Virginia Code › Chapter 17. Roads and Highways › Article 29. Transportation Network Companies › §17-29-12. Zero Tolerance for Drug or Alcohol Use

(a) The transportation network company shall implement a zero tolerance policy regarding a transportation network company driver’s activities while accessing the transportation network company’s digital network. The zero tolerance policy shall address the use of drugs or alcohol while a transportation network company driver is providing prearranged rides or is logged into the transportation network company’s digital network but is not providing prearranged rides, and the transportation network company shall provide notice of this policy on its website, as well as procedures to report a complaint about a driver with whom a rider was matched and whom the rider reasonably suspects was under the influence of drugs or alcohol during the course of the trip.
(b) Upon receipt of such rider complaint alleging a violation of the zero tolerance policy, the transportation network company shall immediately suspend such transportation network company driver’s access to the transportation network company’s digital network and shall conduct an investigation into the reported incident. The suspension shall last the duration of the investigation.
(c) The transportation network company shall maintain records relevant to the enforcement of this requirement for a period of at least two years from the date that a rider complaint is received by the transportation network company.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 West Virginia Code › Chapter 17. Roads and Highways › Article 30. Electric Vehicle Economic Development Plan › §17-30-1. Department of Transportation to Develop Electric Vehicle Plan

The Department of Transportation shall create an Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Development Plan for West Virginia that describes how our state intends to use its share of NEVI Formula Program funds. The plan shall take a wholistic approach, considering the future charging infrastructure needs of school systems, public transportation, counties and municipalities, and other public and private users. The Department shall share this plan and report with the interim Joint Committee of Government and Finance by July 1, 2022.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 West Virginia Code › Chapter 17A. Motor Vehicle Administration, Registration, Certificate of Title, and Antitheft Provisions › Article 2. Division of Motor Vehicles › §17A-2-19. Giving of Notice

(a) Whenever the division is authorized or required to give any notice under this chapter or other law regulating the operation of vehicles, unless a different method of giving such notice is otherwise expressly prescribed or authorized, such notice shall be given either by personal delivery thereof to the person to be so notified, or by deposit in the United States mail of the notice in an envelope with postage prepaid, addressed to the person at his or her address as shown by the records of the division.
(b) (1) Notwithstanding any provision in this chapter, chapter 17B, chapter 17D, or chapter 17G of this code to the contrary, whenever the division is required to deliver notice by United States mail, certified mail, or registered mail, the division may instead deliver such notice by electronic means as provided in this subsection. For purposes of this subsection, "notice by electronic means" or "electronic notice" means notice by electronic mail, text message, online portal of the division, mobile application of the division, or alternate delivery method having the capability of generating a read receipt or other confirmation of access of the notice.
(2) Electronic notice may be used for any person who provided the division with means for electronic access to such person. The division shall make reasonable methods available to its customers to provide and update contact information for electronic notice.
(3) Delivery of electronic notice is complete upon receipt by the division of evidence of electronic notice access. If there is no confirmation of access of the electronic notice within four days, the division shall provide additional notice by United States mail, either regular mail or certified mail, at the discretion of the division.
(c) Delivery of notice by mail is complete upon the expiration of four days after such deposit of the notice. Proof of the giving of notice in any manner may be made by the certificate of any officer or employee of the division or affidavit of any person over 18 years of age, naming the person to whom the notice was given, and specifying the time, place, and manner of the giving thereof.
2023 West Virginia Code › Chapter 17A. Motor Vehicle Administration, Registration, Certificate of Title, and Antitheft Provisions › Article 2. Division of Motor Vehicles › §17A-2-20. Legal Service Rendered Commissioner

It shall be the duty of the Attorney General of this state and of his assistants and of the prosecuting attorneys of the several counties, to render to the commissioner, without additional compensation, such legal services as he shall require of them in the discharge of his duties under the provisions of this chapter.
2023 West Virginia Code › Chapter 17A. Motor Vehicle Administration, Registration, Certificate of Title, and Antitheft Provisions › Article 2. Division of Motor Vehicles › §17A-2-21. Motor Vehicle Fees Fund

Effective July 1, 2007, there is hereby created a special revenue account within the state Treasury to be known as the Motor Vehicle Fees Fund which shall consist of moneys paid into the account in accordance with other provisions of this code and any additional sums appropriated by the Legislature. All other taxes and fees imposed and collected under the provisions of this chapter shall be paid to the state Treasurer in the manner provided by law and credited to the state Road Fund.
2023 West Virginia Code › Chapter 17A. Motor Vehicle Administration, Registration, Certificate of Title, and Antitheft Provisions › Article 2. Division of Motor Vehicles › §17A-2-23. Worthless Checks Tendered for Fees and Taxes; Penalty

If a check tendered to the Division of Motor Vehicles is returned to the division unpaid for any reason, there shall be a penalty of $10 to be paid to the division in addition to the amount due the division. This penalty applies to checks tendered for any fee or tax authorized to be collected by the division and is in addition to any other penalties imposed in this code: Provided, That in the event a specific penalty is set forth for the nonpayment or late payment of fees and taxes, the penalty set forth in this section applies only to the extent that the penalty exceeds any specific penalty for nonpayment or late payment.
2023 West Virginia Code › Chapter 17A. Motor Vehicle Administration, Registration, Certificate of Title, and Antitheft Provisions › Article 2. Division of Motor Vehicles › §17A-2-25. Agreements With West Virginia Parkways Authority

The Division is hereby authorized, directed and empowered to enter into all necessary agreements with the West Virginia Parkways Authority to collect road user fees imposed by the authority under subdivision (16), subsection (a), section six, article sixteen-a, chapter seventeen of this code, or any other applicable section of its enabling legislation, and to deposit the fees collected by the Division into the West Virginia Parkways Authority Single Fee Program Fund established under section eleven-a, article sixteen-a, chapter seventeen of this code.
2023 West Virginia Code › Chapter 17A. Motor Vehicle Administration, Registration, Certificate of Title, and Antitheft Provisions › Article 2. Division of Motor Vehicles › §17A-2-26. Enrollment of Persons With Communication Disability

(a) As used in this section:
(1) "Communication disability" has the same meaning as in 17A-2-27 of this code.
(2) "Disability that can impair communication" has the same meaning as in 17A-2-27 of this code.
(3) "Legal guardian" has the same meaning as in 49-1-205 of this code.
(4)
"Ward" means a person for whom a legal guardian has been appointed.
(b) The Division of Motor Vehicles shall establish and maintain an enrollment list of persons who enroll under this section as being diagnosed with a communication disability or a disability that can impair communication.
(c) Any person diagnosed with a communication disability or a disability that can impair communication who is 18 years of age or older may enroll with the division for inclusion in the enrollment list by submitting a completed verification form to the division.
(d) Any parent or guardian of a minor child or a ward diagnosed with a communication disability or a disability that can impair communication may enroll the minor child or the ward with the division for inclusion in the enrollment list by submitting a completed verification form to the division.
(e) (1) The division shall include in the enrollment list information provided on a completed verification form that the division determines is necessary for a law-enforcement officer to identify a person as diagnosed with a communication disability or a disability that can impair communication. The division shall make the enrollment list available to state and local law-enforcement officers through a law-enforcement automated data system.
(2) Information in the enrollment list is not a public record subject to inspection or copying under chapter 29B of this code.
(f) A person diagnosed with a communication disability or a disability that can impair communication who is included in the enrollment list, or the parent or guardian of a minor child or a ward diagnosed with a communication disability or a disability that can impair communication who is included in the enrollment list, may request removal of the person, minor or ward, as applicable, from the enrollment list. The person, parent or guardian shall do so by completing the verification form with only the information required under 17A-2-27(c)(1), 17A-2-27(c)(2), 17A-2-27(c)(3), 17A-2-27(c)(8), and 17A-2-27(c)(9) of this code, as applicable, and submitting the form to the division. Upon receipt of a properly completed verification form requesting the removal of a person with a communication disability or a disability that can impair communication from the enrollment list, the division shall immediately remove that person from the enrollment list.
(g) The division may propose rules for promulgation in accordance with the provisions of 29A-3-1
et seq.
of this code to carry out the requirements of this section.
2023 West Virginia Code › Chapter 17A. Motor Vehicle Administration, Registration, Certificate of Title, and Antitheft Provisions › Article 2A. Uniform Motor Vehicle Records Disclosure Act › §17A-2A-2. Statement of Intent and Purpose

The purpose of this article is to implement the federal Driver's Protection Act of 1994 (Title XXX of Public Law 103-322) in order to protect the interest of individuals in their personal privacy by prohibiting the disclosure and use of personal information contained in their motor vehicle record, except as authorized by the individual or by law.
2023 West Virginia Code › Chapter 17A. Motor Vehicle Administration, Registration, Certificate of Title, and Antitheft Provisions › Article 2A. Uniform Motor Vehicle Records Disclosure Act › §17A-2A-3. Definitions

As used in this article:
(a) "Division" means the Division of Motor Vehicles;
(b) "Disclose" means to make available or make known information contained in a motor vehicle record to any person, organization or entity;
(c) "Individual record" is a motor vehicle record which contains personal information about a designated person who is the subject of the record as identified in a request;
(d) "Motor vehicle record" means any record that pertains to a motor vehicle operator's or driver's license or permit, a motor vehicle registration, a motor vehicle title or an identification document issued by the Division of Motor Vehicles or other state or local agency authorized to issue any such form of credential;
(e) "Person" means an individual, organization or entity, but does not include the state or an agency thereof;
(f) "Personal information" means information that identifies a person, including his or her photograph or computerized image, social security number, driver identification number, name, address excluding the five-digit zip code, telephone number and medical or disability information. Personal information does not include information on vehicle accidents, driving or equipment related violations and driver's license or registration status;
(g) "Record" includes any book, paper, photograph, photostat, card, film, tape, recording, electronic data, printout or other documentary material regardless of physical form or characteristic.
2023 West Virginia Code › Chapter 17A. Motor Vehicle Administration, Registration, Certificate of Title, and Antitheft Provisions › Article 2A. Uniform Motor Vehicle Records Disclosure Act › §17A-2A-4. Prohibition on Disclosure and Use of Personal Information From Motor Vehicles Records

Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, and except as provided in sections five through eight, both inclusive, of this article, the division, and any officer, employee, agent or contractor thereof may not disclose any personal information obtained by the division in connection with a motor vehicle record. Notwithstanding the provisions of this article or any other provision of law to the contrary, finger images obtained and stored by the Division of Motor Vehicles as part of the driver's licensing process may not be disclosed to any person or used for any purpose other than the processing and issuance of driver's licenses and associated legal action unless the disclosure or other use is expressly authorized by this code. Notwithstanding the provisions of this article or any other provision of law to the contrary, an individual's photograph or image, social security number, and medical or disability information shall not be disclosed pursuant to West Virginia Code §17A-2A-7(2),(3), (5), (7), (8), (10) and (11), without the express written consent of the person to whom such information applies.
2023 West Virginia Code › Chapter 17A. Motor Vehicle Administration, Registration, Certificate of Title, and Antitheft Provisions › Article 2A. Uniform Motor Vehicle Records Disclosure Act › §17A-2A-5. Required Disclosures

Personal information as defined in section three of this article shall be disclosed for use in connection with matters of motor vehicles or driver safety and theft, motor vehicle emissions, motor vehicle product alterations, recalls or advisories, performance monitoring of motor vehicles and dealers by motor vehicle manufacturers and removal of nonowner records from the original owner records of motor vehicle manufacturers to carry out the purposes of the federal Automobile Information and Disclosure Act, "Public Law 85-506" (15 U.S.C. 1231 et seq.), the Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Saving Act, "Public Law 92-513" (15 U.S.C. 1901 et seq.), the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1966, "Public Law 89-563" (U.S.C. 1381 et seq.), the Anti Car Theft Act of 1992, "Public Law 102-519" (15 U.S.C. 2021 et seq.) and the Clean Air Act, "Public Law 88-206" (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.), as amended, and all statutes and agency compliance with, the said acts of the Congress of the United States.
2023 West Virginia Code › Chapter 17A. Motor Vehicle Administration, Registration, Certificate of Title, and Antitheft Provisions › Article 2A. Uniform Motor Vehicle Records Disclosure Act › §17A-2A-6. Disclosure With Consent

Personal information as defined in section three of this article shall be disclosed upon request if the person making the request demonstrates in such form and manner as the department prescribes that he or she has obtained the written consent of the person who is the subject of the information.
2023 West Virginia Code › Chapter 17A. Motor Vehicle Administration, Registration, Certificate of Title, and Antitheft Provisions › Article 2A. Uniform Motor Vehicle Records Disclosure Act › §17A-2A-7. Permitted Disclosures

The division or its designee shall disclose personal information as defined in section three of this article to any person who requests the information if the person: (a) Has proof of his or her identity; and (b) verifies that the use of the personal information will be strictly limited to one or more of the following:
(1) For use by any governmental agency, including any court or law-enforcement agency, in carrying out its functions, or any private person or entity acting on behalf of a governmental agency in carrying out its functions;
(2) For use in connection with matters of motor vehicle or driver safety and theft, motor vehicle product alterations, recalls or advisories, performance monitoring of motor vehicles, motor vehicle parts and dealers, motor vehicle market research activities including survey research and removal of nonowner records from the original owner records of motor vehicle manufacturers;
(3) For use in the normal course of business by a legitimate business or its agents, employees or contractors:
(A) For the purpose of verifying the accuracy of personal information submitted by the individual to the business or its agents, employees or contractors; and
(B) If the information as submitted is not correct or is no longer correct, to obtain the correct information, but only for the purposes of preventing fraud by, pursuing legal remedies against or recovering on a debt or security interest against the individual;
(4) For use in conjunction with any civil, criminal, administrative, or arbitral proceeding in any court or governmental agency or before any self-regulatory body, including investigation in anticipation of litigation, the service of process, the execution or enforcement of judgments and orders, or pursuant to an order of any court;
(5) For use in research and producing statistical reports, so long as the personal information is not published, redisclosed or used to contact individuals;
(6) For use by any insurer or insurance support organization or by a self-insured entity, its agents, employees or contractors in connection with claim investigation activities, antifraud activities, rating or underwriting;
(7) For use in providing notice to the owners of towed or impounded vehicles;
(8) For use by any licensed private investigator agency or licensed security service for any purpose permitted under this section;
(9) For use by an employer or its agent or insurer to obtain or verify information relating to a holder of a commercial drivers license that is required under the Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1986 (49 U.S.C. App. 2710
et seq
.);
(10) For use in connection with the operation of private toll transportation facilities; and
(11) For any other use specifically authorized by law that is related to the operation of a motor vehicle or public safety.
2023 West Virginia Code › Chapter 17A. Motor Vehicle Administration, Registration, Certificate of Title, and Antitheft Provisions › Article 2A. Uniform Motor Vehicle Records Disclosure Act › §17A-2A-9. Fees

Any person making a request for disclosure of personal information required or permitted under sections five through eight of this article, inclusive, shall pay to the division all reasonable fees related to providing the information:
Provided
, That all fees under this section shall be set by legislative rule pursuant to 29A-3-1
et seq
. of this code:
Provided, however
, That nothing herein shall prohibit the division from entering into a separate fee agreement with a private toll transportation facility to facilitate permitted disclosures pursuant to 17A-2A-7 of this code.
2023 West Virginia Code › Chapter 17A. Motor Vehicle Administration, Registration, Certificate of Title, and Antitheft Provisions › Article 2A. Uniform Motor Vehicle Records Disclosure Act › §17A-2A-10. Additional Conditions

Prior to disclosing personal information the division may require the person making the request to: (a) Verify his or her identity; (b) verify that the information will be used only as authorized, or that the consent of the person who is the subject of the information has been obtained; and (c) make and file a written application in such form and containing certification requirements as the division may prescribe.
2023 West Virginia Code › Chapter 17A. Motor Vehicle Administration, Registration, Certificate of Title, and Antitheft Provisions › Article 2A. Uniform Motor Vehicle Records Disclosure Act › §17A-2A-11. Resale or Redisclosure

(a) An authorized recipient of personal information may resell or redisclose the information for any use permitted under section seven.
(b) Any authorized recipient who resells or rediscloses personal information shall: (1) Maintain for a period of not less than five years, records as to the person or entity receiving information, and the permitted use for which it was obtained; (2) make the records available for inspection by the division, upon request; and (3) only be disseminated in accordance with express consent obtained pursuant to section four of this article.
2023 West Virginia Code › Chapter 17A. Motor Vehicle Administration, Registration, Certificate of Title, and Antitheft Provisions › Article 2A. Uniform Motor Vehicle Records Disclosure Act › §17A-2A-13. Penalty for False Representation

Any person who requests the disclosure of personal information from division records and misrepresents his or her identity or makes a false statement on any application required by the division pursuant to this article is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not more than $1,000 or confined in jail for not more than one year, or both fined and confined.
2023 West Virginia Code › Chapter 17A. Motor Vehicle Administration, Registration, Certificate of Title, and Antitheft Provisions › Article 2B. Consolidation of the Regulation of the Motor Carrier Industry › §17A-2B-1. Legislative Findings and Purpose

(a) The Legislature finds that responsibility for delivery of government services and the enforcement of laws pertaining to the motor carrier industry currently resides in several state agencies, divisions and departments including the Division of Motor Vehicles, Public Service Commission, Division of Highways, State Tax Department and the State Police. The Division of Motor Vehicles currently administers numerous provisions of this code relating to the regulation of the motor carrier industry in this state, including chapter seventeen-a of this code, which prescribes the process for titling and registration of all motor vehicles, the provisions for commercial drivers licenses set forth in chapter seventeen-b of this code, and has numerous other responsibilities relating to the motor carrier industry. The Division of Motor Vehicles also has significant interaction with the various federal agencies and other state agencies responsible for the administration of government functions relative to the industry. It further appears to the Legislature that a significant portion of the responsibility, in terms of volume of transactions and its database, routine contact with the industry and assignment of staff pertaining to regulating the motor carrier industry, is currently vested in the Division of Motor Vehicles. Therefore, the Legislature finds that the Division of Motor Vehicles is the appropriate agency to plan the consolidation of the administration and enforcement of the various state laws pertaining to the motor carrier industry.
(b) The Legislature further finds that it is very cumbersome and onerous for motor carrier business entities to obtain the necessary permits, licenses and file the necessary returns, reports and other documents through numerous state agencies whose offices are scattered both geographically and administratively throughout state government. The lack of centralization of these various state agencies also results in the redundancy of information provided by motor carrier entities to the various state agencies. The Legislature further finds that the lack of centralization of these government functions does not encourage the growth and success of this industry in the State.
(c) The Legislature further finds that it would be more cost effective and efficient to both the state agencies and the motor carrier industry to provide these services through consolidated facilities, licensing and permitting processes and electronic information and communication technologies.
(d) Therefore, it is the purpose of this article to facilitate the consolidation of the administration of government services pertaining to the motor carrier industry and to designate the division as the lead agency in planning the consolidation of state government services and enforcement of laws pertaining to the regulation and taxation of the motor carrier industry.
2023 West Virginia Code › Chapter 17A. Motor Vehicle Administration, Registration, Certificate of Title, and Antitheft Provisions › Article 2B. Consolidation of the Regulation of the Motor Carrier Industry › §17A-2B-2. Development of Plan of Consolidation of Government Services and Regulation Applicable to the Motor Carrier Industry

(a) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this code to the contrary, the Division of Motor Vehicles is authorized and directed, and is designated the lead state agency to formulate and develop a plan for the consolidation of state government services and enforcement of laws pertaining to the regulation and taxation of the motor carrier industry.
(b) (1) The Public Service Commission, Division of Highways, State Tax Department and the State Police shall cooperate with the division and provide information, aid and assistance as requested by the division to plan the consolidation of state government services and of enforcement of laws pertaining to the regulation and taxation of the motor carrier industry.
(2) The division shall consult with these agencies and shall solicit and use any applicable experience and expertise that can be beneficial to the development of the plan of consolidation.
2023 West Virginia Code › Chapter 17A. Motor Vehicle Administration, Registration, Certificate of Title, and Antitheft Provisions › Article 2B. Consolidation of the Regulation of the Motor Carrier Industry › §17A-2B-3. Report to the Joint Committee on Government and Finance

(a) The Division of Motor Vehicles shall submit to the Joint Committee on Government and Finance on or before December 1, 2012, a report setting forth the plan for the consolidation of state government services and of enforcement of laws pertaining to the regulation and taxation of the motor carrier industry.
(b) The report shall make recommendations pertaining to changes in laws, administration, personnel and procedure in the provision of government services applicable to the motor carrier industry and shall include drafts of recommended legislation necessary to implement the proposed consolidation.