West Virginia car insurance statutes
Every figure on the West Virginia pages comes from a numbered section of West Virginia law or from the agency that administers it. This is the whole list — 21 laws and 6 agency pages — so you can go straight to the section you need, or check what we read before we wrote a number down.
Statutes and session laws
- 40 C.F.R. § 51.350read September 28, 2026
an I/M program is required only in ozone or carbon monoxide nonattainment areas
Used on moving here
Used on minimum coverage
Used on moving here
- W. Va. Code § 17A-3-1aread September 28, 2026
Registration of vehicles of new residents
Used on moving here
- W. Va. Code § 17B-2-1a(b)read September 28, 2026
driver must apply for a license within 30 days of taking up residence
Used on moving here
- W. Va. Code § 17B-3-9read September 28, 2026
$50 fee before a suspended license may be reinstated
Used on sr-22, coverage lapse
- W. Va. Code § 17C-4-6read September 28, 2026
Immediate notification of crashes
Used on crash reporting
- W. Va. Code § 17C-4-7read September 28, 2026
Reports of crashes (officer's report; 24-hour information sharing)
Used on crash reporting
- W. Va. Code § 17C-4-10read September 28, 2026
Penalty for failure to notify law enforcement
Used on crash reporting
- W. Va. Code § 17C-16-4read September 28, 2026
State Police to require inspection once every two years
Used on moving here
- W. Va. Code § 17C-16-6(c)read September 28, 2026
inspection fee of not more than $19
Used on moving here
- W. Va. Code § 17C-16-9read September 28, 2026
Operation without certificate; fine of not more than $100
Used on moving here
- W. Va. Code § 17D-2A-3read September 28, 2026
Required security; exceptions
Used on minimum coverage, driving uninsured
- W. Va. Code § 17D-2A-4read September 28, 2026
Certificate of insurance; carrying and producing proof
Used on coverage lapse
- W. Va. Code § 17D-2A-6aread September 28, 2026
Determining if required security is in effect (online verification)
Used on coverage lapse
- W. Va. Code § 17D-2A-7read September 28, 2026
Suspension or revocation of license, registration; reinstatement
Used on sr-22, driving uninsured, coverage lapse
- W. Va. Code § 17D-2A-9read September 28, 2026
Criminal penalty
Used on driving uninsured
- W. Va. Code § 17D-4-2read September 28, 2026
"Proof of financial responsibility" defined
Used on minimum coverage, fault system
- W. Va. Code § 33-6-31read September 28, 2026
Motor vehicle policy; uninsured and underinsured motorists' coverage
Used on minimum coverage
- W. Va. Code § 55-7-13cread September 28, 2026
Liability to be several; amount of judgment; allocation of fault
Used on fault system
- W. Va. Code ch. 17D art. 4read September 28, 2026
Proof of Financial Responsibility for the Future (future-proof filing sections repealed, Acts, 1990 Reg. Sess., Ch. 137)
Used on sr-22
Agency pages and forms
Used where the law leaves a detail to the agency — a form name, a fee set by order, a deadline published rather than enacted. Where a statute and an agency page disagree, the state page says so.
- EPA Green Bookread September 28, 2026
Current Nonattainment Counties for All Criteria Pollutants (no West Virginia county listed)
Used on moving here
- WV DMVread September 28, 2026
Consumer Insurance Information (minimum coverage)
Used on minimum coverage, sr-22, driving uninsured, coverage lapse
- WV DMVread September 28, 2026
Forms catalog (insurance forms are WV-1B, WV-4A, WV-4B, WV-4S; no SR-22)
Used on sr-22
- WV DMVread September 28, 2026
Driver's Licensing Handbook (Compulsory Insurance; reinstatement needs current proof of insurance, no SR-22)
Used on sr-22, crash reporting
- WV DMVread September 28, 2026
Vehicle Inspection (24-month cycle, $19 cap, 10 days for new residents, reciprocity list)
Used on moving here
- WV DMVread September 28, 2026
Moving to WV (30-day titling and registration deadline; license transfer)
Used on moving here