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Home » US Law » 2022 West Virginia Code » Chapter 17B. Motor Vehicle Driver's Licenses » Article 3. Cancellation, Suspension or Revocation of Licenses

§17B-3-1. Authority of Division to Cancel License

The division is hereby authorized to cancel any operator's or chauffeur's license in any of the following events: (1) When the division determines that the licensee was not entitled to the issuance thereof hereunder; or

§17B-3-11. Mandatory Revocation of License of Certain Blind Persons

The department shall forthwith revoke the license of any operator or chauffeur upon receipt of certification by the commissioner of welfare that he is a blind person receiving public assistance or that his application for public assistance because of blindness has been approved by the state department of welfare.

§17B-3-12. Mandatory Suspension for Fraudulent Use of Driver's License

(a) The commissioner shall suspend for a period of ninety days the driver's license of any person upon receipt of a sworn affidavit from any law-enforcement officer, employee of the Alcohol Beverage Control Commission or employee of the Division of Motor Vehicles stating that the person committed any one of the following acts: (1) Displayed […]

§17B-3-13. Reports by Health Care Providers

(a) Health care providers licensed and authorized pursuant to chapter thirty of the code to diagnose or treat diseases, disorders, disabilities or conditions, may notify the division in writing of the full name, date of birth and address of every person fifteen years of age or older who suffers from a physical or mental disease, […]

§17B-3-2. Suspending Privileges of Nonresidents and Reporting Convictions

The privilege of driving a motor vehicle on the highways of this state given to a nonresident hereunder shall be subject to suspension or revocation by the department in like manner and for like cause as an operator's or chauffeur's license issued hereunder may be suspended or revoked. The department shall, upon receiving a record […]

§17B-3-3. Suspending Resident's License Upon Conviction in Another State

The department is authorized to suspend or revoke the license of any resident of this state or the privilege of a nonresident to drive a motor vehicle in this state upon receiving notice of the conviction of such person in another state of an offense therein which, if committed in this state, would be a […]

§17B-3-3a. Suspending License for Failure to Respond or Appear in Court

(a) The division shall suspend the license of any resident of this state or the privilege of a nonresident to drive a motor vehicle in this state upon receiving notice from a magistrate court or municipal court of this state that such person has failed to respond or appear in court when charged with a […]

§17B-3-3c. Suspending License for Failure to Appear in Court

(a) The division shall suspend the license of any resident of this state or the privilege of a nonresident to drive a motor vehicle in this state upon receiving notice from a circuit court, magistrate court, or municipal court of this state, pursuant to 8-10-2b or 62-4-17 of this code, that the person has failed […]

§17B-3-5. Grounds for Mandatory Revocation of License by Department

The department shall forthwith revoke the license of any operator or chauffeur upon receiving a record of such operator's or chauffeur's conviction of any of the following offenses, when such conviction has become final: Provided, That if the convicted driver had not reached his or her nineteenth birthday at the time of the conduct for […]

§17B-3-7. Department May Require Reexamination

The department, having good cause to believe that a licensed operator or chauffeur is incompetent or otherwise not qualified to be licensed, may upon written notice of at least five days to the licensee require him to submit to an examination. Upon the conclusion of such examination the department shall take such action as may […]

§17B-3-8. Suspension for More Than One Year

The department shall not suspend a driver's license or privilege to drive a motor vehicle on the public highways for a period of more than one year, except as provided in chapter seventeen-c of this code.

§17B-3-9. Surrender and Return of License Not Required

The Division, upon suspending or revoking a license, may not require that the license be surrendered to and be retained by the Division. The surrender of a license may not be a precondition to the commencement and tolling of any applicable period of suspension or revocation: Provided, That before the license may be reinstated, the […]