(a) No owner or operator of any vehicle required to be inspected under West Virginia Code Article 17C-16 shall operate or permit to be operated such vehicle without having displayed thereon a current and valid certificate of inspection and approval or fail to produce same upon demand of any authorized person as therein designated. (WVaC 17C-16-9)
(b) No owner or operator of a vehicle receiving a notice that such vehicle is in an unsafe condition or that any required part or equipment is not present or is not in proper repair and adjustment, shall operate such vehicle except as may be necessary to return such vehicle to the residence or place of business of the owner or driver, or to a garage, unless such vehicle and its equipment have been placed in proper repair and adjustment and a certificate of inspection and approval obtained within five days of the date of the notice.