WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE

2026 REGULAR SESSION

Introduced

House Bill 4719

By Delegates Crouse, Kump, and White

[Introduced January 22, 2026; referred to the Committee on Energy and Public Works then Finance]

A BILL to repeal §17C-16-1, §17C-16-2, §17C-16-3, §17C-16-4, §17C-16-5, §17C-16-6, §17C-16-7, §17C-16-8, and §17C-16-9 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to the elimination of mandatory state inspections of motor vehicles.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:

article 16. inspection of vehicles.

§17C-16-1. Vehicles not to operate without required equipment or in unsafe condition.

[Repealed].

§17C-16-2. Inspection by Department of Public Safety.

[Repealed].

§17C-16-3. Owners and drivers to comply with inspection laws.

[Repealed].

§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.

[Repealed].

§17C-16-5. Permit for official inspection stations; fees for and certificate of inspection.

[Repealed].

§17C-16-6. Assignment, transfer and posting of official inspection station permit; issuance and record of certificate of inspection; inspection fee.

[Repealed].

§17C-16-7. Improper representation as official stations.

[Repealed].

§17C-16-8. False certificates.

[Repealed].

§17C-16-9. Operation without certificate or failure to produce certificate; penalty for misdemeanor.

[Repealed].

NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to repeal the article creating mandatory state inspections of motor vehicles.

Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from a heading or the present law and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.