# W. Va. Code § 17B-1D-7: Motorcycle safety account

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C17B_A1D_S7

## Section

- **Citation:** W. Va. Code § 17B-1D-7
- **Heading:** Motorcycle safety account
- **Jurisdiction:** West Virginia
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** WV Code / Chapter 17B / Article 1D / Section 7

## Text

(a) There is hereby created a special fund in the State Treasury which shall be designated the "motorcycle safety fund". The fund shall consist of all moneys received from motorcycle driver licensing fees except instruction permit fees, $5.50 of the moneys received from the motorcycle safety fee assessed with each motorcycle registration under section three-b, article ten, chapter seventeen-a of this code and any other moneys specifically allocated to the fund. The fund shall not be treated by the Auditor and treasurer as part of the general revenue of the state. The fund shall be a special revolving fund to be used and paid out upon order of the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles, based upon the recommendations of the motorcycle safety awareness board created under section eight, article one-d, chapter seventeen-b of this code, solely for the purposes specified in this chapter.

(b) The fund shall be used by the Division of Motor Vehicles to defray the cost of implementing and administering the motorcycle safety education program established in section two of this article.

## Nearby sections

- [W. Va. Code § 17B-1D-1 §17B-1D-1. Legislative findings.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C17B_A1D_S1.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 17B-1D-2 §17B-1D-2. Program established.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C17B_A1D_S2.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 17B-1D-3 §17B-1D-3. Rider training.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C17B_A1D_S3.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 17B-1D-4 §17B-1D-4. Instructor training and qualification.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C17B_A1D_S4.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 17B-1D-5 §17B-1D-5. Program implementation.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C17B_A1D_S5.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 17B-1D-6 §17B-1D-6. Exemption from motorcycle license examination.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C17B_A1D_S6.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 17B-1D-7 §17B-1D-7. Motorcycle safety account.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C17B_A1D_S7.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 17B-1D-8 §17B-1D-8. Motorcycle safety awareness board continued.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C17B_A1D_S8.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 17B-1D-9 §17B-1D-9. Authority to promulgate rules.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C17B_A1D_S9.md)

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