§17B-2-2. Persons Exempt From License
The following persons are exempt from license hereunder: (1) Any person while operating a motor vehicle in the armed services of the United States while in the performance of his official duties;
§17B-2-3. What Persons May Not Be Licensed; Exceptions
(a) The division may not issue any license hereunder: (1) To any person who is under the age of eighteen years: Provided, That the division may issue a junior driver's license on or after January 1, 2001, a graduated driver's license, to a person under the age of eighteen years in accordance with the provisions […]
§17B-2-3a. Graduated Driver S License
(a) A person under the age of 18 may not operate a motor vehicle unless he or she has obtained a graduated drivers license in accordance with the three-level graduated drivers license system described in the following provisions. (b) Any person under the age of 21, regardless of class or level of licensure, who operates […]
§17B-1D-9. Authority to Promulgate Rules
The division shall propose rules for legislative approval in accordance with the provisions of article three, chapter twenty-nine-a of this code, as are necessary to carry out the provisions of this article.
§17B-2-1. Drivers Must Be Licensed; Types of Licenses; Licensees Need Not Obtain Local Government License; Motorcycle Driver License; Identification Cards
(a) (1) No person, except those hereinafter expressly exempted, may drive a motor vehicle upon a street or highway in this state or upon a subdivision street used by the public generally unless the person has a valid drivers license issued pursuant to this code for the type or class of vehicle being driven. (2) […]
§17B-2-1a. Surrender of License From Other State or Jurisdiction Prior to Receipt of License From This State; Examination; Fees Required
(a) The Division of Motor Vehicles may not issue a driver>s license to a person who holds a valid license to operate a motor vehicle issued by another state or jurisdiction subject to a reciprocal agreement governing the licensing of drivers operating commercial motor vehicles or party to a reciprocal driver's license exchange agreement with […]
§17B-1D-7. Motorcycle Safety Account
(a) There is hereby created a special fund in the State Treasury which shall be designated the "motorcycle safety fund". The fund shall consist of all moneys received from motorcycle driver licensing fees except instruction permit fees, $5.50 of the moneys received from the motorcycle safety fee assessed with each motorcycle registration under section three-b, […]
§17B-1D-8. Motorcycle Safety Awareness Board Continued
(a) There is continued an eight member motorcycle safety awareness board consisting of four ex-officio members and four nongovernmental members. The ex-officio members are the motorcycle safety program coordinator, as appointed under section two of this article, or a designee; the superintendent of the State Police or a designee; the commissioner of the bureau of […]
§17B-1D-2. Program Established
(a) The West Virginia motorcycle safety education program is hereby established within the division to be administered by the commissioner. The program shall include rider training courses and instructor training courses. It may also include efforts to enhance public motorcycle safety awareness, alcohol and drug effects awareness for motorcyclists, driver improvement efforts, licensing improvement efforts, […]
§17B-1D-3. Rider Training
(a) The division shall establish standards for the rider training course designed to develop and instill the knowledge, attitudes, habits and skills necessary for safe operation of a motorcycle. (b) Rider training courses shall be open to all residents of the state who are eligible for a motorcycle learner's permit. An adequate number of rider […]