§17C-17-2. Width of Vehicles
(a) The total outside width, exclusive of safety equipment authorized by the United States Department of Transportation, of any vehicle or the load thereon may not exceed ninety-six inches except as otherwise provided in this article: Provided, That any vehicle with a total outside width of one hundred two inches, exclusive of safety equipment authorized […]
§17C-16-7. Improper Representation as Official Stations
(a) No person shall in any manner represent any place as an official inspection station unless such station is operating under a valid permit issued by the department. (b) No person shall issue a certificate of inspection and approval unless then holding a valid permit hereunder.
§17C-16-8. False Certificates
(a) No person shall make, issue, or knowingly use any imitation or counterfeit of an official certificate of inspection. (b) No person shall display or cause or permit to be displayed upon a vehicle any certificate of inspection and approval knowing the same to be fictitious or issued for another vehicle or issued without an […]
§17C-16-9. Operation Without Certificate or Failure to Produce Certificate; Penalty for Misdemeanor
It is a misdemeanor for any owner or operator, or both owner and operator, of any vehicle required to be inspected under subsection (a), section four of this article, to operate or permit to be operated such vehicle without having displayed thereon a current and valid certificate of inspection and approval or fail to produce […]
§17C-16-2. Inspection by Department of Public Safety
(a) The department of public safety may at any time upon reasonable cause to believe that a vehicle is unsafe or not equipped as required by law, or that its equipment is not in proper adjustment or repair, require the driver of such vehicle to stop and submit such vehicle to an inspection and such […]
§17C-16-3. Owners and Drivers to Comply With Inspection Laws
(a) No person driving a vehicle shall refuse to submit such vehicle to an inspection and test when required to do so by the department of public safety. (b) Every owner or driver, upon receiving a notice as provided in section two of this article shall comply therewith and shall within five days secure an […]
§17C-16-4. Superintendent of the West Virginia State Police to Require Periodical Inspection; Acceptance of Certificate of Inspection From Another State; Suspension of Registration of Unsafe Vehicles
(a) The Superintendent of the West Virginia State Police shall once each year require that every motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer and pole trailer registered in this state be inspected and that an official certificate of inspection and approval be obtained for each vehicle. The inspections shall be made and the certificates obtained with respect to […]
§17C-16-5. Permit for Official Inspection Stations; Fees for and Certificate of Inspection
(a) The Superintendent of the State Police is responsible for the inspection as provided in this article and shall prescribe requirements and qualifications for official inspection stations. He or she shall select and designate the stations and shall issue permits for official inspection stations and furnish instructions and all necessary forms for the inspection of […]
§17C-16-6. Assignment, Transfer and Posting of Official Inspection Station Permit; Issuance and Record of Certificate of Inspection; Inspection Fee
(a) No permit for an official inspection station shall be assigned or transferred or used at any location other than designated in the permit and every permit shall be posted in a conspicuous place at the station location designated in the permit. (b) The person operating the station shall issue a certificate of inspection and […]
§17C-15-45. Certification Labels on Mopeds
Every moped sold in this state shall have permanently affixed to it a certification label which shall contain the following information: (1) Name of manufacturer;