No owner or operator of any vehicle required to be inspected under W.Va. Code Art. 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.
(W.Va. Code § 17C-16-9) (1986 Code, § 345.32) Penalty, see § 73.99