§17E-1-1. Short Title
This article may be cited as the "Uniform Commercial Driver's License Act."
§17E-1-10. Application for Commercial Driver's License
(a) The application for a commercial driver's license or commercial driver's instruction permit must include at least the following: (1) The full name and current mailing and residential address of the person;
§17E-1-11. Commercial Driver's License
The commercial driver's license shall be marked "commercial driver's license" or "CDL" and, to the maximum extent practicable, tamper proof. It must include, but not be limited to, the following information: (a) The name and residential address of the person; (b) The person's color photograph; (c) A physical description of the person including sex, height, […]
§17E-1-12. Classifications, Endorsements and Restrictions
(a) Commercial driver's licenses may be issued with the following classifications: (1) Class A combination vehicle. — Any combination of vehicles with a gross combined vehicle weight rating of twenty-six thousand one pounds or more, provided the gross vehicle weight rating of the vehicle being towed is in excess of ten thousand pounds.
§17E-1-13. Disqualification
(a) A person may not operate a commercial motor vehicle if his or her privilege to operate a commercial motor vehicle is disqualified under the provisions of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Improvement Act of 1999, 49 C. F. R. Part 383, Subpart D (2004) or in accordance with the provisions of this section. (1) […]
§17E-1-14. Commercial Drivers Prohibited From Driving With Blood Alcohol Concentration of Four Hundredths of One Percent or More; Refusal of Preliminary Breath Test to Determine Alcohol Content of Blood; Criminal Penalties
(a) In addition to any other penalties provided by this code, any person who drives, operates or is in physical control of a commercial motor vehicle while having an alcohol concentration in his or her blood, breath or urine of four hundredths of one percent or more, by weight, is guilty of a misdemeanor and, […]
§17E-1-14a. Commercial Drivers Prohibited From Texting
(a) No commercial driver may engage in texting while driving a commercial motor vehicle. (b) No motor carrier may allow or require its drivers to engage in texting while driving a commercial motor vehicle. (c) For the purposes of this section only, and unless a more restrictive prohibition is prescribed in this code, driving means […]
§17E-1-15. Implied Consent Requirements for Commercial Motor Vehicle Drivers; Disqualification for Driving With Blood Alcohol Concentration of Four Hundredths of One Percent or More, by Weight
(a) A person who drives a commercial motor vehicle within this state is deemed to have given consent, subject to provisions of section four, article five, chapter seventeen-c of this code, to take a test or tests of that person's blood, breath or urine for the purpose of determining that person's alcohol concentration, or the […]
§17E-1-16. Notification of Traffic Convictions
(a) The Commissioner shall notify the licensing authority of the state where the driver is licensed within thirty days of the date of conviction of any holder of a commercial driver license or any person operating a commercial motor vehicle for any violation of state law or local ordinance relating to motor vehicle traffic control, […]
§17E-1-17. Driving Record Information to Be Furnished
Subject to the provisions of article two-a, chapter seventeen-a of this code, the commissioner shall furnish full information regarding the driving record of any person: (a) To the driver license administrator of any other state of the United States and the District of Columbia or a province or territory of Canada or a state or […]
§17E-1-18. Rule-Making Authority
The commissioner shall adopt rules and regulations necessary to carry out the provision of this article.
§17E-1-19. Authority to Enter Agreements
The commissioner may enter into or make agreements, arrangements or declarations to carry out the provisions of this chapter.
§17E-1-2. Statement of Intent and Purpose
(a) The purpose of this article is to implement 49 U.S.C. et seq., The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Improvement Act of 1999, 49 U.S.C. §5103a, Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept or Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001 and to reduce or prevent commercial motor vehicle accidents, fatalities and injuries by: […]
§17E-1-20. Reciprocity
(a) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, a person may drive a commercial motor vehicle if the person has a commercial driver's license by any state of the United States and the District of Columbia or a province or territory of Canada or a state or federal agency of the United Mexican States in accordance […]
§17E-1-21. Severability and Savings Clause
The provisions of any chapter or parts of chapters of this code, which are inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter, are repealed to the extent of such inconsistency.
§17E-1-22. Effective Dates
All provisions of this chapter are effective immediately on passage except: (a) Section seven – April 1, 1992. (b) Section eight – July 1, 1989. (c) Section nine – July 1, 1989. (d) Section ten – July 1, 1989. (e) Sections eleven, twelve, thirteen, fourteen – April 1, 1992.
§17E-1-23. Funding for the Commercial Driver's License Fees
(a) Each application for a commercial driver's license shall be accompanied by the fees provided in this section and the fees shall be deposited in a special revolving fund for the operation by the division of its functions established by this chapter: Provided, That on and after July 1, 2007, any unexpended balance remaining in […]
§17E-1-24. Enforcement
In addition to the officers of the West Virginia State Police, any police officer, or any commercial vehicle enforcement officer or weight enforcement officer of the Public Service Commission, Motor Carrier Division, and any special agent of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration may enforce the provisions of this article.
§17E-1-25. Penalties
(a) It is a misdemeanor for any person to violate any of the provisions of this chapter unless the violation is by this chapter or other law of this state, declared to be a felony. (b) Unless another penalty is provided in this chapter or by the laws of this state, every person convicted of […]
§17E-1-3. Definitions
Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, the following definitions apply to this article: (1) "Alcohol" means: