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Home » US Law » 2022 West Virginia Code » Chapter 17C. Traffic Regulations and Laws of the Road » Article 17B. Transfer of Certain Jurisdiction and Employees to Public Service Commission

§17C-17B-1. Legislative Findings and Purposes

(a) The Legislature finds that: (1) Enforcement officers of the Public Service Commission of West Virginia are, as part of their enforcement of chapters twenty-four and twenty-four-a of this code with respect to common and contract carriers by motor vehicle, other for-hire carriers and private commercial carriers, currently inspecting for safety many of the same […]

§17C-17B-2. Transfer of Jurisdiction Over Vehicle Weight Enforcement and Excess Weight Permit Issuances to Public Service Commission

(a) Effective July 1, 2003, the jurisdiction over the enforcement of state statutes and rules, including, but not limited to, applicable provisions of article seventeen of this chapter relating to vehicular weight, shall be transferred from the Department of Transportation to the Public Service Commission of West Virginia. (b) Effective July 1, 2003, the jurisdiction […]

§17C-17B-4. Costs of Enforcement to Be Funded From Revenues in General Revenue Fund or From Fees Collected by Public Service Commission

(a) On and after July 1, 2003, the cost of enforcement of this code and rules promulgated under this code, relating to vehicular weight, including inspections of vehicles and loads, training of enforcement officers, administrative proceedings, personal services, employees benefits and all other costs associated with enforcement matters, shall be funded by revenues in the […]

§17C-17B-5. Exceptions

(a) Nothing in this article reduces or eliminates the authority of any police officer to enforce the provisions of article seventeen of this chapter. (b) Nothing in this article reduces or eliminates the jurisdiction of the Department of Transportation to administer and enforce sections eleven-a, eleven-b, eleven-c and twelve, article seventeen of this chapter. (c) […]