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Every owner upon receipt of a registration card shall write his or her signature thereon with pen and ink in the space provided. 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.
(Ord. passed 5-11-2021)
(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.
(C) Notwithstanding the provisions of division (B) above, an owner of a motor vehicle with a Class G registration as defined in W. Va. Code 17A-10-1 may choose to:
(1) Display a standard, Class G registration plate in a horizontal position; or
(2) Display a specially designed Class G registration plate in a vertical position.
(Ord. passed 5-11-2021) Penalty, see § 70.999
(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 subchapter, 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 Chapter 17A, or its amendments.
(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 of Motor Vehicles 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 State Police of the loss of such registration plate or plates.
(Ord. passed 5-11-2021) Penalty, see § 70.999
(A) 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 title.
(B) Any violation of this section is a misdemeanor.
(Ord. passed 5-11-2021) Penalty, see § 70.999
(A) 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 W. Va. Code Ch. 8, Art. 24, 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.
(B) 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.
(C) 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 Ch. 8, Art. 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 West Virginia Code 17B-2-7b for motorcycle operation or has a valid motorcycle instruction permit.
(Ord. passed 5-11-2021) Penalty, see § 70.999
The following persons are exempt from the license required under § 70.080:
(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 nonresident who is at least 16 years of age and who has in his or her immediate possession a valid driver’s license issued to the person in the person’s home state or country, unless the State of West Virginia determines the person’s home state or country does not extend the same privileges to a resident of the state, may operate a motor vehicle in the state only as a noncommercial driver for a period not to exceed 90 days in any one calendar year;
(C) A nonresident who is at least 16 years of age, who has in the person’s immediate possession a valid driver’s license issued to the person in the person’s home state or country and who is employed in this state, or owns, maintains, or operates a place or places of business in this state, or engages in any trade, profession, or occupation in this state, in addition to the driving privileges extended under division (B) above, unless the Commissioner determines the person’s home state or country does not extend the same privileges to a resident of this state, may operate a motor vehicle in this state only as a noncommercial driver in traveling to and from the person’s place or places of employment, place, or places of business, or place or places at which the person engages in the trade, profession, or occupation and in the discharge of the duties of the person’s employment, business, trade, profession, or occupation if the duties are such that, if performed by a resident of the State of West Virginia over the age of 18 years of age, the resident would not be required under the provisions of West Virginia Code Ch. 17 to obtain a Class A, B, C, or D driver’s license. However, this section shall not exempt any person who is required to obtain a West Virginia driver’s license in accordance with the provisions of W. Va. Code 17B-2-1a;
(D) A nonresident who is at least eighteen years of age and who has in his or her immediate possession a valid commercial driver’s license issued to the person in his or her home state or country and which meets the requirements of the Federal Commercial Motor Vehicle Act of 1986, Title XI of Pub. L. No. 99-570 and unless the Commissioner determines the person’s home state or country does not extend the same privilege to a resident of this state may operate a motor vehicle in the state either as a commercial driver subject to the age limits applicable to commercial driver in the state, or as a noncommercial driver subject to the limitations imposed on nonresident drivers in divisions (B) and (C) above; and
(E) (1) Any person who is a student, properly enrolled and registered in an accredited school, college, or university in this 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 the person in the person’s home state, notwithstanding the limitations of divisions (B) and (C) above may operate motor vehicle in the state only as noncommercial driver; provided, that the state of which the person is a resident shall extend the same privileges to residents of the state.
(2) This exemption shall be canceled immediately when the student is graduated from school, college, or university or is expelled or ceases to be a student.
(Ord. passed 5-11-2021) Penalty, see § 70.999
Statutory reference:
Related provisions, see W. Va. Code 17B-2-2
Every licensee shall have his or her driver’s license in such person’s immediate possession at all times when operating a motor vehicle and shall display the same, upon demand of a magistrate, municipal judge, circuit court judge, peace officer, police officer, or an employee of the Division of Motor Vehicles; provided, no person charged with violating this section shall be convicted if such person produces, in court or at the office of the arresting officer, a driver’s license issued to such person and valid at the time of such person’s arrest.
(Ord. passed 5-11-2021) Penalty, see § 70.999
No person shall commit any one of the following acts:
(A) Display or cause or permit to be displayed or have in his or her possession any fictitious or fraudulently altered driver’s or commercial driver’s license or nonoperator’s identification;
(B) Lend his or her driver’s or commercial driver’s license or nonoperator’s identification to any other person or knowingly permit the use thereof by another;
(C) Display or represent as one’s own any driver’s or commercial driver’s license or nonoperator’s identification not issued to him or her;
(D) Use a false or fictitious name in any application for a driver’s or commercial driver’s license or nonoperator’s identification or knowingly make a false statement or knowingly conceal a material fact or otherwise commit a fraud in any such application;
(E) Permit any unlawful use of a driver’s or commercial driver’s license or nonoperator’s identification issued to him or her; or
(F) Do any act forbidden or fail to perform any act required by this Traffic Code or W. Va. Code Ch. 17.
(Ord. passed 5-11-2021) Penalty, see § 70.999
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