(a) For the purpose of this section, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
PHYSICALLY DISABLED PERSON. Any person who has sustained a temporary disability rendering it unduly difficult and burdensome for him or her to walk.
PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED PERSON WITH LIMITED MOBILITY. Any person who suffers from a permanent physical condition making it unduly difficult and burdensome for such person to walk.
(b) (1) Any person whose vehicle properly displays a valid special registration plate, mobile windshield placard or decal, may park the vehicle for unlimited periods of time in parking zones unrestricted as to length of parking time permitted; provided that, this privilege does not mean that the vehicle may park in any zone where stopping, standing or parking is prohibited or which creates parking zones for special types of vehicles or which prohibits parking during heavy traffic periods during specified rush hours or where parking would clearly present a traffic hazard. To the extent any provision of any ordinance of the municipality is contrary to the provisions of this section, the provisions of this section shall take precedence and shall apply.
(2) The privileges provided for in this subsection (b) shall apply only during those times when the vehicle is being used for the transportation of a physically handicapped or disabled person. No person shall knowingly exercise, or attempt to exercise, such privileges at a time when the vehicle is not being used for the transportation of a physically handicapped or disabled person.
(c) No person shall stop, stand or park a motor vehicle in an area designated, zoned or marked for the handicapped or physically disabled, and no person shall stop, stand or park any motor vehicle at special, clearly marked, parking locations provided for the handicapped or physically disabled in or on privately owned parking lots, parking garages or other parking areas, when such person is not physically disabled or handicapped and does not have displayed upon his or her vehicle a distinguishing insignia for the handicapped issued by the Commissioner of Highways; provided that, any person in the act of transporting a handicapped or physically disabled person, as defined by this section, may stop, stand or park a motor vehicle not displaying a distinguishing insignia for the handicapped in an area designated, zoned or marked for the handicapped or physically disabled for the limited purposes of loading or unloading his or her handicapped or physically disabled passenger; provided, however, that, such vehicle shall be promptly moved after the completion of such limited purposes.
(W.Va. Code § 17C-13-6)