CHAPTER 17B. MOTOR VEHICLE DRIVER'S LICENSES.

ARTICLE 3. CANCELLATION, SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF LICENSES.

§17B-3-5. Grounds for mandatory revocation of license by department.

The division shall immediately revoke the license of any operator or chauffeur upon receiving a record of such operator's or chauffeur's conviction of any of the following offenses, when such conviction has become final: Provided, That if the convicted driver had not reached his or her 19th birthday at the time of the conduct for which the license is revoked under this section, the license shall be revoked until the driver's 19th birthday, or the applicable statutory period of revocation, whichever is longer:

(1) Manslaughter, homicide, or any offense contained within §17C-5-1 of this code, resulting from the operation of a motor vehicle;

(2) Any felony in the commission of which a motor vehicle is used;

(3) Failure to stop and render aid as required under the laws of this state in the event of involvement in a motor vehicle accident resulting in the death or personal injury of another person;

(4) Perjury or the making of a false affidavit or statement under oath to the division under this chapter or under any other law relating to the ownership or operation of motor vehicles;

(5) Conviction, or forfeiture of bail not vacated, upon three charges of reckless driving committed within a period of 24 months;

(6) Driving under the influence of alcohol, controlled substances or other drugs outside the State of West Virginia which conviction is under a municipal ordinance or statute of the United States or any other state of an offense which has the same elements as an offense described in §17C-5-2 of this code; and

(7) Nothing herein shall prohibit the division from exercising its authority to revoke or suspend a person's license to drive a motor vehicle in this state, as provided in Chapter 17C of this code.

Bill History For §17b-3-5

1986 Regular Session
SB524
1983 Regular Session
HB1402
1981 Regular Session
SB711
1951 Regular Session
HB189