WEST virginia legislature

2018 regular session

Committee Substitute

for

Senate Bill 336

By Senators Ferns, Weld, Boso, Baldwin, Blair, and Cline

[Originating in the Committee on Finance; Reported on January 29, 2018]

A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §17A-2-12a, relating generally to application forms prescribed by the Commissioner of the West Virginia Division of Motor Vehicles; providing that the commissioner shall prescribe and provide suitable forms of application which provide certain applicants the ability to make a contribution to the West Virginia Department of Veterans Assistance; providing that the contributions be added, as appropriate, to the regular fee charged; providing that contributions be used exclusively for stated purposes; providing that the department shall determine the total amount collected and report the amount to the State Treasurer; providing that the State Treasurer shall transfer the amount collected to the West Virginia Department of Veterans Assistance; providing that the West Virginia Department of Veterans Assistance shall reimburse the division for the actual costs incurred by the division in administering the requirements of this section.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:

ARTICLE 2. DIVISION OF MOTOR VEHICLES.

§17A-2-12a.  Commissioner of Motor Vehicles — commissioner shall prescribe forms providing for veteran contributions.

(a) Notwithstanding §17A-2-12 of this code, the commissioner shall prescribe and provide suitable forms of application which provide the following applicants the ability to make a contribution of $3, $5, or $10 to the West Virginia Department of Veterans Assistance:

(1) Applicants for original or renewal driver’s licenses or identification cards; and

(2) Applicants for a renewal of a vehicle registration.

(b) A contribution under §17A-2-12a(a) of this code shall be added, as appropriate, to the regular fee for:

(1) An original or renewal driver’s license or identification card; and

(2) A renewal of a vehicle registration.

(c) Contributions under §17A-2-12a(a) of this code shall be used exclusively for purposes set forth in §9A-1-1 et seq. of this code.

(d) The division shall determine on a monthly basis the total amount collected under this section and report and transfer said amount to the State Treasurer.  The State Treasurer shall transfer the amount collected under this section to the West Virginia Department of Veterans Assistance.

(e) The West Virginia Department of Veterans Assistance shall reimburse the Motor Vehicle Fees Fund for the actual costs incurred by the division in the administration of this section.

NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to prescribe application forms which provide certain DMV applicants the ability to make contributions to the West Virginia Department of Veterans Assistance.

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