W. Va. Code § 17B-7-7
Stay of driver’s license suspension or revocation
West Virginia · West Virginia Code Chapter 17B — Motor Vehicle Driver's Licenses · Status: effective
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- W. Va. Code § 17B-7-7, Stay of driver’s license suspension or revocation, West Virginia, version 1 as recorded 2026-10-03, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/2369953
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(a) Upon receipt of a certificate of compliance prepared by the director, the Division of Motor Vehicles shall stay the participant’s driver’s license suspension or revocation for unpaid court costs: Provided, That the participant’s driver’s license shall be subject to restrictions upon where and when the participant may operate a motor vehicle during this stay of the suspension or revocation, as determined by the commissioner.
(b) The Division of Motor Vehicles may require retesting for a driver’s license for any participant who has not had a valid driver’s license within the six months prior to the date of receipt of the certificate of compliance. Notwithstanding any other provision of the code to the contrary, a participant shall not be required to pay any fees to the Division of Motor Vehicles for retesting.
(c) Upon receipt of a certificate of noncompliance prepared by the director, the commissioner shall remove the stay of the participant’s driver’s license suspension or revocation until further notice from the director regarding the participant’s status in the program.
(d) Upon receipt of a program removal notice issued by the director, the commissioner shall remove the stay of the participant’s driver’s license suspension or revocation.
(e) Notwithstanding any other provision of code to the contrary, no participant in the program shall be required to pay any reinstatement fees for unpaid court costs within the scope of the consolidated repayment schedule.
§17B-7-8. Second Chance Driver’s License Program Account created.
There is hereby created in the State Treasury an account to be known as the Second Chance Driver’s License Program Account. The account shall consist of all moneys received from individuals participating in the program. The fund shall be administered by the Division of Justice and Community Services solely for the purposes of this article. Any moneys remaining in the fund at the close of a fiscal year shall be carried forward for use in the next fiscal year. Funds in the account shall not be invested, used, withdrawn or transferred out of the account except for the purposes allowed in the provisions of this article.