WEST virginia legislature

2017 regular session

Committee Substitute

for

House Bill 2180

By Delegates Rodighiero, Marcum, Eldridge, Phillips, Maynard and Westfall

[Introduced February 8, 2017; Referred
to the Committee on Roads and Transportation then the Judiciary.]

A BILL to amend of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §17A-3-14a, relating to authorizing the issuance of special "In God We Trust" and “Friends of Coal” motor vehicle registration plates.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:

That the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, be amended by adding thereto a new section, designated §17A-3-14a, to read as follows:

ARTICLE 3.  ORIGINAL AND RENEWAL OF REGISTRATION; ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATES OF TITLE.

§17A-3-14a.  Issuance of special "In God We Trust" and “Friends of Coal” registration plates.

(a) Notwithstanding the provisions contained in section fourteen of this article, the division may issue special registration plates that read "In God We Trust" and special registration plates that read “Friends of Coal”.

(b)  Upon appropriate application, the division may issue a special registration plate authorized in subsection (a) of this section for any number of vehicles titled in the name of the applicant.

(c) The division shall charge a special initial application fee of $10 in addition to all other fees required by law for a registration plate issued under this section.  The fee shall be collected by the division and deposited in the State Road Fund.

(d) Special registration plates issued pursuant to this section are subject to the requirements for registration plates provided in subsections (a), (b), (g), (h) and (i) of section fourteen of this article.”

NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to authorize the issuance of special "In God We Trust" motor vehicle registration plates.

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