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§ 351.02 REGISTRATION CARD.
   (a)   Every owner upon receipt of a registration card shall write his or her signature thereon with pen and ink in the space provided.
   (b)   Every such registration card shall at all times be carried in the vehicle to which it refers or shall be carried by the person driving or in control of such vehicle who shall display the same upon demand of a police officer or any officer or employee of the Department of Motor Vehicles.
(W.Va. Code § 17A-3-13)
§ 351.03 DISPLAY OF REGISTRATION PLATES.
   (a)   Registration plates issued for vehicles required to be registered shall be attached to the rear thereof; except that, on truck tractors and road tractors designed and constructed to pull trailers or semi-trailers, the registration plate shall be mounted to the front.
   (b)   Every registration plate shall at all times be securely fastened in a horizontal position to the vehicle for which it is issued so as to prevent the plate from swinging and at a height of not less than 12 inches from the ground, measuring from the bottom of such plate, in a place and position to be clearly visible and shall be maintained free from foreign materials and in a condition to be clearly legible.
(W.Va. Code § 17A-3-15)
§ 351.04 OPERATION OF VEHICLE WITHOUT EVIDENCE OF REGISTRATION; USE OF TEMPORARY FACSIMILE.
   (a)   No person shall operate or park, nor shall an owner knowingly permit to be operated or parked upon any street or highway any vehicle required to be registered unless there is attached thereto and displayed thereon or is in the possession of the operator when and as required by this Traffic Code, a valid registration card and registration plate or plates issued therefor by the Department of Motor Vehicles for the current registration year, except as otherwise expressly permitted in W.Va. Code Ch. 17-A.
   (b)   In the event that the registration plate or plates originally issued are lost, destroyed or stolen, a temporary facsimile of the plate or plates, showing the number of the same, may be attached to the vehicle by the owner for a period of not more than 15 days, or until a new plate or plates are issued by the Department whichever is earlier; provided that, no such facsimile shall be used and no such vehicle shall be driven upon the streets or highways of the municipality until the owner has notified in writing the Department of Public Safety of the loss of such registration plate or plates.
(W.Va. Code § 17A-9-2)
§ 351.05 IMPROPER USE OF REGISTRATION CARD, PLATE OR PERMIT.
   No person shall lend to another any certificate of title, registration card, registration plate, special plate or permit issued to him or her if the person desiring to borrow the same would not be entitled to the use thereof, nor shall any person knowingly permit the use of any of the same by one not entitled thereto, nor shall any person display upon a vehicle any registration card, registration plates or permit not issued for such vehicle or not otherwise lawfully used thereon under this Traffic Code.
(W.Va. Code § 17A-9-3)
§ 351.06 OPERATOR OR CHAUFFEUR LICENSE REQUIRED.
   (a)   (1)   No person, except those hereinafter expressly exempted, shall drive any motor vehicle upon a street or highway in the municipality or upon any subdivision street, as used in state statutes, when the use of such subdivision street is generally used by the public unless the person has a valid driver’s license under the provisions of the West Virginia Code for the type or class of vehicle being driven.
      (2)   Any person licensed to operate a motor vehicle as provided in the West Virginia Code may exercise the privilege thereby granted as provided in the West Virginia Code and, except as otherwise provided by law, shall not be required to obtain any other license to exercise such privilege by any county, municipality or local board or body having authority to adopt local police regulations.
   (b)   No person, except those hereinafter expressly exempted, shall drive any motorcycle upon a street or highway in the municipality or upon any subdivision street, as used in W.Va. Code Art. 8-24 when the use of such subdivision street is generally used by the public unless the person has a valid motorcycle license or a valid license which has been endorsed under W.Va. Code § 17B-2-7b for motorcycle operation or has a valid motorcycle instruction permit.
(W.Va. Code § 17B-2-1)
§ 351.07 PERSONS EXEMPT FROM LICENSE.
   The following persons are exempt from the license required under § 351.06 of this article:
   (a)   Any person while operating a motor vehicle in the armed services of the United States while in the performance of his or her official duties;
   (b)   A non-resident who is at least 16 years of age and who has in his or her immediate possession a valid driver’s license issued to him or her or her in his or her home state or country may operate a motor vehicle in the municipality only as an operator for a period not to exceed 90 days in any one calendar year;
   (c)   A non-resident who is at least 16 years of age, who has in his or her immediate possession a valid driver’s license issued to him or her in his or her home state or country and who is employed in the state, or owns, maintains or operates a place or places of business in the state, or engages in any trade, profession or occupation in the state, in addition to the driving privileges extended under subsection (b) above, may operate a motor vehicle in the municipality only as an operator in traveling to and from his place or places of employment, place or places of business or place or places at which he or she engages in such trade, profession or occupation and in the discharge of the duties of his or her employment, business, trade, profession or occupation if such duties are such that if performed by a resident of the State of West Virginia over the age of 18 years such resident would not be required to obtain a Class A, B, C or D driver’s license;
   (d)   A non-resident who is at least 18 years of age and who has in his or her immediate possession a valid commercial driver’s license issued to him or her in his or her home state or country may operate a motor vehicle in the municipality either as a commercial operator subject to the age limits applicable to commercial operators in the state, or as an operator subject to the limitations imposed on non-resident operators in subsections (b) and (c) above; and
   (e)   Any person who is a student, properly enrolled and registered in an accredited school, college or university in the state, who is at least 16 years of age and who has in his or her immediate possession a valid driver’s license issued to him or her in his or her home state, notwithstanding the limitations of subsections (b) and (c) above may operate a motor vehicle in the municipality only as an operator; provided that, the state of which he or she is a resident extends the same privileges to residents of the state. This exemption shall be cancelled immediately when such student is graduated from school, college or university or is expelled or ceases to be a student.
(W.Va. Code § 17B-2-2)
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