{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-17c-22-7","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 17C-22-7","heading":"Certain ridesharing vehicles are not commercial vehicles or buses; exemption from registration; driver not chauffeur.","body":"(a) A motor vehicle used in a ridesharing arrangement that has a seating capacity for not more than fifteen persons, including the driver, shall not be a \"bus\" for purposes of equipment requirements or rules of the road.\n(b) A motor vehicle used in a ridesharing arrangement that has a seating capacity for not more than fifteen persons, including the driver, shall not be a \"bus\" or other motor vehicle operated as a common carrier or contract carrier under the provisions of section one, article ten, chapter seventeen-a of this code relating to registration.\n(c) The driver of a passenger car, motor vehicle that has a seating capacity for not more than fifteen persons, including the driver, used in a ridesharing arrangement is not a \"chauffeur\" nor is he transporting persons for compensation under the driver licensing provisions of this code.","path":["CHAPTER 17C. TRAFFIC REGULATIONS AND LAWS OF THE ROAD.","ARTICLE 22. RIDESHARING."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/17C-22-7/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:24:27Z","sha256":"249279427d51e748aa0b93e8d9924bfc736bbf2b76abec3f3c4eacdabf488541","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-17c-22-6","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-17c-23-1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}