West Virginia Senate Bill 578 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on March 20 2013 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2013-03-27 - On 2nd reading to Judiciary
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

The purpose of this bill is to require proof of insurance when registering a motor vehicle. The bill requires a certificate of insurance to be in effect during the entire term of the vehicle registration period. The bill permits a discretionary electronic acknowledgment exception. The bill clarifies that certain security provisions do not apply to commercial vehicles insured under commercial auto coverage. The bill removes the requirement that insurance companies must notify the Division of Motor Vehicles when a policy holder’s vehicle insurance has been canceled. The bill removes an outdated reporting requirement. The bill clarifies and increases the penalties for owners who do not have the required security in effect. The bill replaces the driver’s license suspension penalty of a person who knowingly operates a vehicle without the required security with a provision stating that a person who is not the vehicle owner and who is convicted of operating a motor vehicle that does not have the required security shall have the conviction placed on the driver's license record. The bill prohibits the Division of Motor Vehicles from taking action against a person cited for driving without insurance if the citation is received by the division more than one year from the date of the offense.

Requiring proof of insurance for motor vehicle registration

Sen. Robert Beach [D]

Sen. Robert Plymale [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-03-27	Senate	On 2nd reading to Judiciary
2013-03-27	Senate	Read 1st time
2013-03-27	Senate	On 1st reading
2013-03-27	Senate	Immediate consideration
2013-03-27	Senate	Reported do pass, but first to Judiciary
2013-03-20	Senate	To Transportation and Infrastructure
2013-03-20	Senate	Introduced in Senate
2013-03-20	Senate	To Transportation and Infrastructure then Judiciary
2013-03-20	Senate	Filed for introduction

HB2990 (Similar To) 2013-03-27 - To House Judiciary

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
17A	3	3	Amended Code	Citation Text
17D	2A	2	Amended Code	Citation Text
17D	2A	5	Amended Code	Citation Text
17D	2A	7	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/Bills_history.cfm?input=578&year=2013&sessiontype=RS&btype=bill
Text	http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=sb578%20intr.htm&yr=2013&sesstype=RS&i=578