H. B. 2815
(By Delegate Miller)
[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 the definition
of special registration fees for antique motorcycles.
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.
The annual registration fee for any antique motor vehicle as
defined in this section is two dollars. "Antique motor vehicle"
means any motor vehicle which is over twenty-five years old, and
is owned solely as a collector's item.
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, antique
motor vehicles 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 displaying license plates
of the same year of issue as the model year of the antique motor
vehicle, 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 by the division of motor vehicles;
(3) The owner of the motor vehicle annually registers the
motor vehicle and pays an annual registration fee for the motor
vehicle equal to that charged to obtain regular state license
plates;
(4) The motor vehicle passes an annual safety inspection;
and
(5) The motor vehicle displays a sticker attached to the
license plate, issued by the division, indicating that the motor
vehicle 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 firstapplication.
The commissioner may promulgate rules necessary or
convenient for the carrying out of the provisions of this
section.
(c) An antique motorcycle means any motorcycle as defined in
section one, article one of this chapter which is over twenty-
five years old and is owned solely as a collectors item. The
annual registration fee for any antique motorcycle as defined in
this subdivision is two dollars. Any antique motorcycle
registered under the provisions of this subdivision is restricted
to the purposes provided in subdivision (a) of this section and
not for general transportation.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to authorize the use of
antique plates on antique motorcycles over twenty-five years old
under restricted conditions.
Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken
from the present law, and underscoring indicates new language
that would be added.