{
 "slug": "west-virginia",
 "importedOn": "2026-08-29",
 "verified": true,
 "agencyName": "West Virginia Division of Motor Vehicles",
 "firstOffenseIidNote": "Under W. Va. Code § 17C-5A-3a(b)(1), a person whose license is revoked for a first offense is \"eligible to participate\" in the Motor Vehicle Alcohol and Drug Test and Lock Program (participation shortens the revocation), but a first offender with a BAC of 0.15 percent or more \"must participate\" in the program. Threshold: 0.15 percent BAC. A first-offense refusal of the secondary chemical test carries a one-year minimum interlock period under § 17C-5A-3a(c)(2).",
 "sr22Note": "W. Va. Code ch. 17D, art. 4 ('Proof of Financial Responsibility for the Future') is the article that requires a future-proof (SR-22-type) filing, and its operative sections trigger it only for nonpayment of judgments: § 17D-4-4 (courts report nonpayment), § 17D-4-5 (suspension for nonpayment), § 17D-4-6 (suspension continues until judgments are paid and proof is given), §§ 17D-4-7/-8 (payments); §§ 17D-4-2, -3, -12 and -14 are definitions/scope, and the remaining sections of the article (§§ 17D-4-1, -9 to -11, -13, -15 to -20) appear in the Legislature's article listing as repealed. A DUI conviction or administrative DUI revocation is not among the triggers. The DUI revocation, Safety and Treatment, and interlock statutes (§§ 17C-5A-2, 17C-5A-3, 17C-5A-3a) and the $50 reinstatement-fee statute (§ 17B-3-9) contain no insurance-filing requirement (the only occurrence of 'insurance' on each of those pages is the site navigation entry for Chapter 33). The DMV Safety & Treatment Program page (as published on 2026-08-28) describes the DUI reinstatement prerequisites as the educational component and substance abuse evaluation/assessment with no SR-22; no DMV page enumerates every DUI reinstatement requirement, so rule 3 was not relied on. Compulsory liability insurance (§ 17D-2A-3) still applies to all drivers.",
 "evidence": {
  "agencyName": {
   "url": "https://dmv.wv.gov/",
   "quote": "WV Division of Motor Vehicles"
  },
  "statuteCitation": {
   "url": "https://code.wvlegislature.gov/17C-5A-3a/",
   "quote": "§17C-5A-3a. Establishment of and participation in the Motor Vehicle Alcohol and Drug Test and Lock Program."
  },
  "statuteUrl": {
   "url": "https://code.wvlegislature.gov/17C-5A-3a/",
   "quote": "(a) (1) The Division of Motor Vehicles shall control and regulate a Motor Vehicle Alcohol and Drug Test and Lock Program for persons whose licenses have been revoked pursuant to this article"
  },
  "firstOffenseIid": {
   "url": "https://code.wvlegislature.gov/17C-5A-3a/",
   "quote": "Provided, That anyone whose license is revoked for the first time for driving with a blood alcohol concentration of 0.15 percent or more, by weight, must participate in the program when the person's minimum revocation period, as specified by subsection (c) of this section, has expired"
  },
  "firstOffenseIidNote": {
   "url": "https://code.wvlegislature.gov/17C-5A-3a/",
   "quote": "(b) (1) Any person whose license is revoked for the first time pursuant to this article or the provisions of §17C-5-1 et seq. of this code is eligible to participate in the program when the person's minimum revocation period, as specified by subsection (c) of this section, has expired"
  },
  "iidDurationFirst": {
   "url": "https://code.wvlegislature.gov/17C-5A-3a/",
   "quote": "the minimum period of revocation for participation in the test and lock program is 15 days and the minimum period for the use of the ignition interlock device is 125 days"
  },
  "iidDurationRepeat": {
   "url": "https://code.wvlegislature.gov/17C-5A-3a/",
   "quote": "The minimum revocation period for a person required to participate in the program under this subsection is one year and the minimum period for the use of the ignition interlock device is two years"
  },
  "reinstatementFee": {
   "url": "https://code.wvlegislature.gov/17B-3-9/",
   "quote": "Provided, That before the license may be reinstated, the licensee shall pay a fee of $50, in addition to all other fees and charges, which shall be collected by the Division"
  },
  "costNotes": {
   "url": "https://webapps.transportation.wv.gov/TWS/WVDOTDocumentStorageMigration/PDF/Transportation/DMV/DMVFormSearch/INTERLOCK_Application-WEB-USE.pdf",
   "quote": "YOU MUST MAIL THIS APPLICATION WITH AN APPLICATION PROCESSING FEE OF $100.00 PAYABLE BY CHECK OR MONEY ORDER TO \"WV DMV\" ... The $100.00 INTERLOCK Program application processing fee is NON-REFUNDABLE."
  },
  "costNotes_indigent": {
   "url": "https://code.wvlegislature.gov/17C-5A-3a/",
   "quote": "(5) The fee for installation and removal of ignition interlock devices shall be waived for persons determined to be indigent by the Division of Motor Vehicles pursuant to §17C-5A-3 of this code."
  },
  "costNotes_userfee": {
   "url": "https://code.wvlegislature.gov/17C-5A-3a/",
   "quote": "(2) The program shall include the establishment of a user's fee for persons participating in the program which shall be paid in advance and deposited into the Motor Vehicle Fees Fund"
  },
  "faqs_vendorlist": {
   "url": "https://webapps.transportation.wv.gov/TWS/WVDOTDocumentStorageMigration/PDF/Transportation/DMV/DMVFormSearch/DMV-308-SE-Interlock-Program.pdf",
   "quote": "You will receive written notification from the WV DMV with an approval number and a list of authorized ignition Interlock device service providers from which to choose."
  },
  "faqs_dmv308_durations": {
   "url": "https://webapps.transportation.wv.gov/TWS/WVDOTDocumentStorageMigration/PDF/Transportation/DMV/DMVFormSearch/DMV-308-SE-Interlock-Program.pdf",
   "quote": "BAC LESS THAN .15 15 Days 125 Days ... BAC OF .15 OR GREATER 45 Days 270 Days"
  },
  "iidDurationFirst_highbac": {
   "url": "https://code.wvlegislature.gov/17C-5A-3a/",
   "quote": "the minimum period of revocation for participation in the test and lock program is 45 days and the minimum period for the use of the ignition interlock device is 270 days"
  },
  "sr22Note_17D4_listing": {
   "url": "https://code.wvlegislature.gov/17D-4/",
   "quote": "ARTICLE 4. PROOF OF FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE FUTURE. §17D-4-1. Repealed. Acts, 1990 Reg. Sess., Ch. 137. §17D-4-2. \"Proof of financial responsibility\" defined."
  },
  "sr22Note_17D4_judgmentSections": {
   "url": "https://code.wvlegislature.gov/17D-4/",
   "quote": "§17D-4-4. When courts to report nonpayment of judgments. §17D-4-5. Suspension for nonpayment of judgments; exceptions. §17D-4-6. Suspension to continue until judgments paid and proof given; effect of discharge in bankruptcy."
  },
  "sr22Note_17D4_repealed1990": {
   "url": "https://code.wvlegislature.gov/17D-4/",
   "quote": "§17D-4-9. Repealed. Acts, 1990 Reg. Sess., Ch. 137. §17D-4-10. Repealed. Acts, 1990 Reg. Sess., Ch. 137. §17D-4-11. Repealed. Acts, 1990 Reg. Sess., Ch. 137. §17D-4-12. \"Motor vehicle liability policy\" defined; scope and provisions of policy."
  },
  "sr22Note_17D4_repealed2006": {
   "url": "https://code.wvlegislature.gov/17D-4/",
   "quote": "§17D-4-15. Repealed. Acts, 2006 Reg. Sess., Ch. 164. §17D-4-16. Repealed. Acts, 2006 Reg. Sess., Ch. 164. §17D-4-17. Repealed. Acts, 2006 Reg. Sess., Ch. 164. §17D-4-18. Repealed. Acts, 2006 Reg. Sess., Ch. 164. §17D-4-19. Repealed. Acts, 2006 Reg. Sess., Ch. 164."
  },
  "sr22Note_17D-4-5": {
   "url": "https://code.wvlegislature.gov/17D-4-5/",
   "quote": "§17D-4-5. Suspension for nonpayment of judgments; exceptions. (a) The commissioner upon receipt of a certified copy of a judgment, shall forthwith suspend the license and registration"
  },
  "dmvVendorListUrl_todo_dmv308": {
   "url": "https://webapps.transportation.wv.gov/TWS/WVDOTDocumentStorageMigration/PDF/Transportation/DMV/DMVFormSearch/DMV-308-SE-Interlock-Program.pdf",
   "quote": "You will receive written notification from the WV DMV with an approval number and a list of authorized ignition Interlock device service providers from which to choose."
  },
  "dmvVendorListUrl_todo_application": {
   "url": "https://webapps.transportation.wv.gov/TWS/WVDOTDocumentStorageMigration/PDF/Transportation/DMV/DMVFormSearch/INTERLOCK_Application-WEB-USE.pdf",
   "quote": "You will receive written notification from DMV with an approval number and a list of authorized ignition INTERLOCK device service providers to choose from."
  },
  "dmvVendorListUrl_todo_rule91": {
   "url": "https://apps.sos.wv.gov/adlaw/csr/readfile.aspx?DocId=14975&Format=WORD",
   "quote": "The service provider shall install only equipment which has been approved for use in the program by the Commissioner."
  },
  "sr22Required": {
   "url": "https://code.wvlegislature.gov/17D-4/",
   "quote": "§17D-4-4. When courts to report nonpayment of judgments. §17D-4-5. Suspension for nonpayment of judgments; exceptions. §17D-4-6. Suspension to continue until judgments paid and proof given; effect of discharge in bankruptcy."
  },
  "sr22Required_17D-4-5": {
   "url": "https://code.wvlegislature.gov/17D-4-5/",
   "quote": "§17D-4-5. Suspension for nonpayment of judgments; exceptions. (a) The commissioner upon receipt of a certified copy of a judgment, shall forthwith suspend the license and registration"
  },
  "sr22Required_17D-4-6": {
   "url": "https://code.wvlegislature.gov/17D-4-6/",
   "quote": "§17D-4-6. Suspension to continue until judgments paid and proof given; effect of discharge in bankruptcy. (a) Such license, registration and nonresident's operating privileges shall remain so suspended and shall not be renewed, nor shall any such license or registration be thereafter issued in the n"
  },
  "sr22Required_17D-4-2_definition": {
   "url": "https://code.wvlegislature.gov/17D-4-2/",
   "quote": "§17D-4-2. \"Proof of financial responsibility\" defined. As used in this chapter: (a) \"Proof of financial responsibility\" means proof of ability to respond in damages for liability, on account of accident occurring subsequent to the effective date of the proof, arising out of the ownership, operation,"
  },
  "sr22Required_article_scope": {
   "url": "https://code.wvlegislature.gov/17D-4/",
   "quote": "§17D-4-12. \"Motor vehicle liability policy\" defined; scope and provisions of policy. §17D-4-13. Repealed. ... §17D-4-14. Chapter not to affect other policies."
  },
  "sr22Required_dmv_safety_treatment": {
   "url": "https://dmv.wv.gov/node/516",
   "quote": "The Safety and Treatment Program requires revoked DUI offenders participate in DUI education and treatment prior to license reinstatement. All DUI offenders must complete an educational component and a substance abuse evaluation/assessment in order to have their license reinstated."
  },
  "sr22Required_17C-5A-3a_no_insurance": {
   "url": "https://code.wvlegislature.gov/17C-5A-3a/",
   "quote": "[No occurrence of 'insurance', 'financial responsibility' or 'SR-22' in the section text; the page's only 'insurance' string is the navigation entry 'CHAPTER 33. INSURANCE.']"
  }
 },
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