H. B. 2450
(By Delegates Schoen and Porter)
[Introduced February 16, 2009; referred to the
Committee on Roads and Transportation then the
Judiciary.]
A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by
adding thereto a new section, designated §17C-15-51, relating
to devices on motor vehicles.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, be amended
by adding thereto a new section, designated §17C-15-51, to read as
follows:
ARTICLE 15. EQUIPMENT.
§17C-15-51. Voluntary installation of interlock device.
(a) Any owner of a vehicle in West Virginia that is duly
registered and in compliance with applicable regulations under this
code, may choose to install an interlock device on their vehicle
without approval of the Division of Motor Vehicles.
(b) All interlock systems must be installed by a private
carrier and information concerning any such installation shall not be made available or sent to the Division of Motor Vehicles.
In order to insure confidentiality of the information to the
private owner of the vehicle with the voluntary interlock system,
the carrier who performs the installation of the system must not be
the same one that is contracted for the Division of Motor Vehicles
Program.
(c) Insurance companies shall take into consideration the
installation of an interlock system when determining rates for
insuring the vehicle for a reduction in the rate of the vehicle
owner's insurance premium. The Insurance Commission shall propose
rules for legislative approval in accordance with the provisions of
article three, chapter twenty-nine-a.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to permit private owners of
vehicles to install an interlock system on their vehicle.
Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from
the present law, and underscoring indicates new language that would
be added.
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