H. B. 2791


(By Delegates Riggs and Staton)
[Introduced March 31, 1993; referred to the
Committee on Roads and Transportation then Finance.]




A BILL to amend and reenact section three-a, article ten, chapter seventeen-a of the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, relating to motor vehicles; and the special registration of antique motor cycles.

 Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That section three-a, article ten, chapter seventeen-a of the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, be amended and reenacted to read as follows:
ARTICLE 10. FEES FOR REGISTRATION, LICENSING, ETC.

§17A-10-3a. Special registration of antique motor vehicles and motor cycles.

The annual registration fee for any antique motor vehicle or motor cycle as defined in this section is two dollars. "Antique motor vehicle" means any motor vehicle or motor cycle which is over twenty-five years old, and is owned solely as a collector's item.
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, antiquemotor vehicles or motor cycles may not be used for general transportation but may only be used for:
(1) Participation in club activities, exhibits, tours, parades and similar events;
(2) The purpose of testing their operation, obtaining repairs or maintenance, and transportation to and from events as described in subdivision (1); and
(3) Recreational purposes on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays.
(b) A West Virginia motor vehicle or motor cycle displaying license plates of the same year of issue as the model year of the antique motor vehicle or motor cycle, as authorized in this section, may be used for general transportation purposes if the following conditions are met:
(1) The license plate's physical condition has been inspected and approved by the division of motor vehicles;
(2) The license plate is registered to the specific motor vehicle or motor cycle by the division of motor vehicles;
(3) The owner of the motor vehicle or motor cycle annually registers the motor vehicle or motor cycle and pays an annual registration fee for the motor vehicle or motor cycles equal to that charged to obtain regular state license plates;
(4) The motor vehicle or motor cycle passes an annual safety inspection; and
(5) The motor vehicle or motor cycle displays a sticker attached to the license plate, issued by the division, indicatingthat the motor vehicle or motor cycle may be used for general transportation.
If more than one request is made for license plates having the same number, the division shall accept only the first application.
The commissioner may promulgate rules necessary or convenient for the carrying out of the provisions of this section.



NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to create a special registration of antique motor cycles in addition to a similar registration for antique motor vehicles.

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