West Virginia § 17B-2-12 Expiration of licenses

West Virginia Statutes

§ 17B-2-12 — Expiration of licenses

West Virginia § 17B-2-12

Ch. 17BMOTOR VEHICLE DRIVER'S LICENSES

Art. 2ISSUANCE OF LICENSE, EXPIRATION AND RENEWAL

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W. Va. Code § 17B-2-12 (2026).

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(a)Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, every driver's license expires eight years from the date of its issuance.

(b)(1) Every driver's license issued to a person who has attained his or her twenty-first birthday expires on the licensee's birthday. The commissioner may modify the expiration date of any license as necessary to effectuate the transition from the five-year renewal cycle to an eight-year renewal cycle as he or she considers necessary.

(2)Every driver's license issued to a person who has not attained his or her twenty-first birthday expires thirty days after the licensee's twenty-first birthday, except as provided in section three-a of this article.

(3)The driver's license of any person in the armed forces expires six months after the date on which the pe

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(a) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, every driver's license expires eight years from the date of its issuance.

(b)(1) Every driver's license issued to a person who has attained his or her twenty-first birthday expires on the licensee's birthday. The commissioner may modify the expiration date of any license as necessary to effectuate the transition from the five-year renewal cycle to an eight-year renewal cycle as he or she considers necessary.

(2) Every driver's license issued to a person who has not attained his or her twenty-first birthday expires thirty days after the licensee's twenty-first birthday, except as provided in section three-a of this article.

(3) The driver's license of any person in the armed forces expires six months after the date on which the person is separated from active duty in the armed forces under honorable circumstances.

(c) A license issued to a person who is not a citizen of the United States may only be issued for the time the person is legally authorized to be in the United States, not to exceed eight years. If the time the person is authorized to be in the United States is extended, the commissioner may renew the license in accordance with section twelve-a of this article for the time extended, not to exceed eight years.

Legislative History

2019 Reg. Sess., SB297; 2014 Reg. Sess., SB431; 2008 Reg. Sess., HB4069; 2003 Reg. Sess., SB342; 2001 Reg. Sess., HB2296; 2000 Reg. Sess., HB4324; 1999 Reg. Sess., SB497; 1995 Reg. Sess., SB188; 1992 Reg. Sess., HB4716; 1990 Reg. Sess., SB550; 1983 Reg. Sess., SB542; 1981 Reg. Sess., SB654; 1969 Reg. Sess., HB904; 1959 Reg. Sess., SB215; 1951 Reg. Sess., HB189