W. Va. Code § 17E-1-14a
Commercial Drivers Prohibited From Texting
West Virginia · West Virginia Code Chapter 17E — Uniform Commercial Driver's License Act · Status: effective
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- W. Va. Code § 17E-1-14a, Commercial Drivers Prohibited From Texting, West Virginia, version 1 as recorded 2026-10-03, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/2370547
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(a) No commercial driver may engage in texting while driving a commercial motor vehicle.
(b) No motor carrier may allow or require its drivers to engage in texting while driving a commercial motor vehicle.
(c) For the purposes of this section only, and unless a more restrictive prohibition is prescribed in this code, driving means operating a commercial motor vehicle with the motor running, including while temporarily stationed because of traffic, a traffic control device or other momentary delays. Driving does not include operating a commercial motor vehicle with or without the motor running when the driver moved the vehicle to the side of or off a highway, as defined in 49 CFR 390.5, and halted in a location where the vehicle can safely remain stationary.