No person shall operate, nor shall an owner knowingly permit to be operated, upon any highway any vehicle required to be registered under this chapter unless there shall be attached thereto and displayed thereon or shall be in the possession of the operator when and as required by this chapter a valid registration card and registration plate or plates issued therefor by the Department for the current registration year, except as otherwise expressly permitted in this chapter.
(W. Va. Code § 17A-9-2) (Res. passed 6-3-2019) Penalty, see § 74.99