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Home » US Law » 2022 West Virginia Code » Chapter 17C. Traffic Regulations and Laws of the Road » Article 5C. Office of Administrative Hearings » §17C-5C-1a. Termination of Office of Administrative Hearings; Transfer of Jurisdiction

(a) The Office of Administrative Hearings shall retain jurisdiction over appeals described in 17C-5C-3(3) of this code arising from offenses occurring on or before June 30, 2020. The Office of Administrative Hearings has no jurisdiction over appeals described in said subdivision arising from offenses occurring on or after July 1, 2020.

(b) Beginning on July 1, 2020, jurisdiction over appeals described in 17C-5C-3 of this code, except for those described in 17C-5C-3(3) of this code, shall be transferred to the circuit court for the circuit in which the event giving rise to the contested decision of the Commissioner of the Division of Motor Vehicles occurred.

(c) The Office of Administrative Hearings shall, in an orderly and efficient manner, dispose of all matters pending before it, subject to the following:

(1) If any appeal of a revocation or suspension order, described in 17C-5C-3(3) of this code, is pending before the office on or after July 1, 2021, the underlying revocation or suspension order shall be dismissed.