WEST virginia legislature

2024 regular session

Introduced

House Bill 5019

By Delegate Linville

(By Request of the Division of Motor Vehicles)

[Introduced January 23, 2024; Referred

to the Committee on Technology and Infrastructure]

A BILL to amend and reenact §17B-3-9 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to surrender and return of license not required for disqualifying or downgrading a driver's license.  

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:

ARTICLE 3. CANCELLATION, SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF LICENSES.

§17B-3-9. Surrender and return of license not required.

The Division, upon disqualifying, downgrading, 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 licensee shall pay a fee of $50, in addition to all other fees and charges, which shall be collected by the Division and deposited in a special revolving fund to be appropriated to the Division for use in the enforcement of the provisions of this section.

NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to clarify the surrender and return of license not required for disqualifying or downgrading a driver's license.    

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