{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-17e-1-14a","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 17E-1-14a","heading":"Commercial Drivers Prohibited From Texting.","body":"(a) No commercial driver may engage in texting while driving a commercial motor vehicle.\n(b) No motor carrier may allow or require its drivers to engage in texting while driving a commercial motor vehicle.\n(c) For the purposes of this section only, and unless a more restrictive prohibition is prescribed in this code, driving means operating a commercial motor vehicle with the motor running, including while temporarily stationed because of traffic, a traffic control device or other momentary delays. Driving does not include operating a commercial motor vehicle with or without the motor running when the driver moved the vehicle to the side of or off a highway, as defined in 49 CFR 390.5, and halted in a location where the vehicle can safely remain stationary.","path":["CHAPTER 17E. UNIFORM COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE ACT.","ARTICLE 1. COMMERCIAL DRIVER\\'S LICENSE."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/17E-1-14A/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:24:29Z","sha256":"ed3246b34574fb2942046521c97e8291de9d4e8dee4e2dcbb1ec62567874fd01","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-17e-1-14","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-17e-1-15"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}