§17A-2-1. Department Continued

The department of the government of this state, known as the department of motor vehicles, heretofore created, shall be continued.

§17A-2-10. Motor Vehicles Commissioner — Reciprocal Agreements With Other States

The motor vehicle commissioner in cooperation with the State Auditor, state road commissioner, the Public Service Commission and the Superintendent of State Police as appropriate may enter into reciprocal agreements as he may deem proper or expedient with the proper authorities of other states, jurisdictions or nations, regulating the licensing of drivers and the use, […]

§17A-2-10a. Same — Authorizing the Entry of This State Intoreciprocal Proportional Registration Agreements; Payment of Taxes; Issuance of Registration Plates or Markers; Promulgation of Rules; Interagency Cooperation; Requirement That All Registrants Pay Tax; Intermittent Interstate Commerce and Promulgation of Rules; Proportional Registration Agreement Prevails

(a) The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles is hereby authorized and empowered to enter into reciprocal agreements on behalf of this state with any jurisdiction which permits or requires the licensing of motor vehicles in interstate or combined interstate and intrastate commerce and the payment of taxes, registration, licensing or other fees fixed by the motor […]

§17A-2-11. Commissioner of Motor Vehicles — Delegation of Powers and Duties

All powers and duties vested in the commissioner, except the power to sign contracts and make rules and regulations, may be exercised by the appointees or employees of the commissioner, under his direction; but the commissioner shall be responsible for their acts.

§17A-2-12. Commissioner of Motor Vehicles — Commissioner to Prescribe Forms

The commissioner shall prescribe and provide suitable forms of applications, certificates of title, registration cards, operators' and chauffeurs' licenses, and all other forms requisite or deemed necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter and any other laws, the enforcement and administration of which are vested in the department.

§17A-2-12a. Commissioner of Motor Vehicles — Commissioner Shall Prescribe Forms Providing for Veteran Contributions

(a) Notwithstanding §17A-2-12 of this code, the commissioner shall prescribe and provide suitable forms of application which provide the following applicants the ability to make a contribution of $5, $10, or other amount to the West Virginia Department of Veterans Assistance: (1) Applicants for original or renewal drivers licenses or identification cards; and

§17A-2-13. Authority to Administer Oaths and Certify Copies of Records; Information as to Registration

(a) Officers and employees of the division designated by the commissioner are, for the purpose of administering the motor vehicle laws, authorized to administer oaths and acknowledge signatures, and shall do so without fee. (b) The commissioner and such officers of the division as he or she may designate are hereby authorized to prepare under […]

§17A-2-14. Destruction of Records

The commissioner may destroy any records of the division which have been maintained on file for three years which he or she deems obsolete and of no further service in carrying out the powers and duties of the division: Provided, That where it is shown that both parties to an accident have filed valid evidence […]

§17A-2-15. Examination, Granting and Rejection of Applications

The department shall examine and determine the genuineness, regularity, and legality of every application for registration of a vehicle, for a certificate of title therefor, and for an operator's or chauffeur's license and of any other application lawfully made to the department, and may in all cases make such investigation as may be deemed necessary […]

§17A-2-16. Cancellation, Suspension, Seizure, etc., of Documents and Plates

The department is hereby authorized to take possession of any certificate of title, registration card, permit, license, or registration plate issued by it upon expiration, revocation, cancellation, or suspension thereof, or which is fictitious, or which has been unlawfully or erroneously issued. When the department determines that the required fee for the issuance by the […]

§17A-2-17. Distribution of Synopsis of Motor Vehicle Laws

The department shall prepare in pamphlet form a synopsis or summary of the laws of this state regulating the operation of vehicles and shall deliver a copy thereof without charge with each original vehicle registration and with each original operator's or chauffeur's license, and to any other citizen of the state upon application.

§17A-2-18. Department May Summon Witnesses and Take Testimony

(a) The commissioner and officers of the department designated by him shall have authority to summon witnesses to give testimony under oath or to give written deposition upon any matter under the jurisdiction of the department. Such summons may require the production of relevant books, papers, or records. (b) Every such summons shall be served […]

§17A-2-19. Giving of Notice

(a) Whenever the division is authorized or required to give any notice under this chapter or other law regulating the operation of vehicles, unless a different method of giving such notice is otherwise expressly prescribed or authorized, such notice shall be given either by personal delivery thereof to the person to be so notified, or […]

§17A-2-2. Commissioner of Motor Vehicles — Office Created; Term; to Devote Entire Time to Duties

The department of motor vehicles shall be directed by an executive officer to be designated as the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles, who shall be appointed by the Governor, with the advice and consent of the Senate for a term of four years. The first appointment made hereunder shall be for a four-year term to commence […]

§17A-2-20. Legal Service Rendered Commissioner

It shall be the duty of the Attorney General of this state and of his assistants and of the prosecuting attorneys of the several counties, to render to the commissioner, without additional compensation, such legal services as he shall require of them in the discharge of his duties under the provisions of this chapter.

§17A-2-21. Motor Vehicle Fees Fund

Effective July 1, 2007, there is hereby created a special revenue account within the state Treasury to be known as the Motor Vehicle Fees Fund which shall consist of moneys paid into the account in accordance with other provisions of this code and any additional sums appropriated by the Legislature. All other taxes and fees […]

§17A-2-22. Administrative Expense

The expense of the administration of the motor vehicle department shall be appropriated for that purpose from the state road funds.

§17A-2-23. Worthless Checks Tendered for Fees and Taxes; Penalty

If a check tendered to the Division of Motor Vehicles is returned to the division unpaid for any reason, there shall be a penalty of $10 to be paid to the division in addition to the amount due the division. This penalty applies to checks tendered for any fee or tax authorized to be collected […]

§17A-2-25. Agreements With West Virginia Parkways Authority

The Division is hereby authorized, directed and empowered to enter into all necessary agreements with the West Virginia Parkways Authority to collect road user fees imposed by the authority under subdivision (16), subsection (a), section six, article sixteen-a, chapter seventeen of this code, or any other applicable section of its enabling legislation, and to deposit […]

§17A-2-26. Enrollment of Persons With Communication Disability

(a) As used in this section: (1) “Communication disability” has the same meaning as in 17A-2-27 of this code.