West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 91 - Motor Vehicles › Title 91 - LEGISLATIVE RULE DIVISION OF MOTOR VEHICLES › Series 91-07 - Special Permits › Section 91-7-5 - Authorization of emergency vehicle permits

Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 28, July 12, 2024
5.1. Upon review of the system currently used
				by the Department of Motor Vehicles in issuing authorization for emergency
				vehicles, it appears: That an emergency permit card the approximate size of a
				vehicle registration card be issued for each vehicle authorized to operate as
				an emergency vehicle. The issuance of such emergency vehicle permit card is
				designed to serve the convenience of the applicant by furnishing a card that is
				durable enough and of a size that can be displayed or carried in the cab of the
				vehicle. The card would facilitate the duties of law enforcement officers when
				necessary to check an emergency vehicle and would enable the department to
				classify the various types of vehicles issued the permits and keep and maintain
				more accurate records of the permits issued. Effective with the license renewal
				period for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1964, when application for an
				emergency vehicle permit is approved a card 2 :@ by 3 2" will be issued on
				which will be inscribed the information outlined below.
5.2. Each application for an emergency permit
				for any fiscal year will be numbered consecutively beginning with the numeral
				one (1) in the order they are received and approved.
5.3. The Department will code each emergency
				permit issued as to the government agency, corporation, organization, or
				individual using the vehicle and the services performed that qualify it as an
				emergency vehicle. The following codes will be used for this purpose and will
				be shown on the emergency permit card in the space designated A Class of
				Permit.@
Class A. -- Vehicles operated by state, county, city and
				  volunteer fire departments.
Class B. -- Vehicles operated by law enforcement
				  officers.
Class C. -- Vehicles designated as ambulances
Class D. -- Vehicles operated by members of a state, county
				  or city civil defense organization.
Class E. -- Emergency road service vehicles, including
				  wreckers.
Class F. -- Industrial plant emergency vehicles.
Class G. -- Safety patrol vehicles
Class H. -- Miscellaneous, including approved safety
				  vehicles.
Class I. -- United States mail carriers.
5.4. A complete description of the vehicle
				for which the permit is issued shall be shown on the face of the card including
				the manufacturer's make, year model, serial number, title number, name and
				address of the registered owner and current license number assigned the
				vehicle.
5.5. Applications for an
				emergency vehicle permit can only be made in the name of the registered owner
				and the application must be signed by the registered owner. Such applications
				must be approved by an authorized representative of the state, county, city,
				volunteer fire department or other organization using the vehicle in case of
				emergency, including members of the Department of Public Safety.
5.6. All emergency vehicle permits expire
				with the expiration of the current license plate and should be renewed when the
				vehicle is registered for the next fiscal year. In the event that a duplicate
				plate is required on an emergency vehicle, or a current license plate is
				transferred to another vehicle, or a current license plate is transferred to
				another vehicle, the owner should return the emergency permit card to the
				Department for correction of vehicle or license number, as the case may be,
				provided the new vehicle is to be operated as an emergency vehicle.