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§17A-10-1. Classification of Vehicles for Purpose of Registration

Vehicles subject to registration under the provisions of this chapter shall be placed in the following classes for the purpose of registration: Class A. Motor vehicles of passenger type and trucks with a gross weight of ten thousand pounds or less; Class B. Motor vehicles designated as trucks with a gross weight of more than […]

§17A-10-12. When Fees Returnable

Whenever any application to the department is accompanied by any fee as required by law and such application is refused or rejected said fee shall be returned to said applicant. Whenever the department through error collects any fee not required to be paid hereunder the same shall be refunded to the person paying the same […]

§17A-10-13. Payment of Fees and Passenger Seat Tax to Cities or Towns

The holders of a certificate of convenience and necessity authorizing the transportation of property or person for hire wholly within any incorporated city or town and within its adjacent suburban area not exceeding three miles distant from the city boundary shall pay the fees and passenger seat tax provided for in this article, as to […]

§17A-10-15. Additional Fee for Contribution to the Highway Litter Control Fund

In addition to each fee provided for in this article, an additional $1 fee shall be imposed on the issuance of each certificate of registration and renewal thereof issued pursuant to article three of this chapter. All money collected under this section shall be deposited in the State Treasury and credited to a fund to […]

§17A-10-16. Fee for the A. James Manchin Fund

In addition to each fee provided for in this article, an additional $5 fee shall be imposed on the issuance of each certificate of title issued pursuant to article three of this chapter. All money collected under this section shall be deposited in the State Treasury and credited to the A. James Manchin Fund to […]

§17A-10-17. Fee for West Virginia Parkways Authority Single Fee Program

In addition to each fee provided in this article, an additional fee for any single fee program that may be implemented by the West Virginia Parkways Authority pursuant to section six, article sixteen-a, chapter seventeen of this code shall be payable upon the issuance of each certificate of registration and renewal thereof issued pursuant to […]

§17A-10-3. Registration Fees for Vehicles Equipped With Pneumatic Tires

The following registration fees for the classes indicated shall be paid to the division for the registration of vehicles subject to registration under this chapter when equipped with pneumatic tires: (a) Registration fees for the following classes shall be paid to the division annually: (1) Class A. — The registration fee for motor vehicles of […]

§17A-10-3a. Special Registration and Use of Antique Motor Vehicles and Motorcycles; Definitions; Use of Classic Motor Vehicles and Classic Motorcycles; Customized Antique Plates; Exemption for Display of Registration Plate

(a) The annual registration fee for any antique motor vehicle or motorcycle as defined in this section is $2. As used in this section: “Antique motor vehicle” means any motor vehicle which is more than 25 years old and is owned solely as a collectors item. “Antique military vehicle” means an antique motor vehicle, regardless […]

§17A-10-3b. Motorcycle Safety Fee

Upon the annual registration of any motorcycle, the division shall collect a motorcycle safety fee of $6.50, in addition to the registration fee specified in section three of this article. The division shall deposit $5.50 of the motorcycle safety fee into the State Treasury and credit the moneys to the motorcycle safety fund. The division […]

§17A-10-3c. Additional Registration Fees for Alternative Fuel Vehicles

(a) The annual registration fee for a vehicle fueled with hydrogen or natural gas is $200. (b) The annual registration fee for a vehicle operating on a combination of electricity and petrochemical fuels is $100. (c) The annual registration fee for a vehicle operating exclusively on electricity is $200. (d) The fees imposed by this […]

§17A-10-5. Public Service Commission Assessment Must Be Paid Before Vehicle Registered; Suspension of Registration Cards and Plates Issued to Motor Carriers; Privilege to Exchange Suspended Registration Cards and Plates

The commissioner shall not register any vehicle subject to economic regulation by the Public Service Commission unless the assessment for such vehicle provided for in section six, article six, chapter twenty-four-a of this code shall have been paid and notice of such payment shall have been received by the commissioner in the manner provided by […]

§17A-10-7. Reduced Fees for Portion of Year

The registration fees herein prescribed shall be for the entire fiscal year: Provided, That where application for such registration is made between October 1, and December 31, inclusive, in any fiscal year, the charge therefor shall be three quarters of such yearly fee, and when application for such registration is made between January 1, and […]

§17A-10-8. Vehicles Exempt From Payment of Registration Fees

The following specified vehicles shall be exempt from the payment of any registration fees: (1) Any vehicle owned or operated by the United States government, the State of West Virginia or any of their political subdivisions. The proper representative of the United States government, the State of West Virginia or any of their political subdivisions […]