{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-17e-1-6","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 17E-1-6","heading":"Employer responsibilities.","body":"(a) Each employer shall require the applicant to provide the information specified in section five of this article.\n(b) No employer may knowingly allow, permit, require or authorize a driver to drive a commercial motor vehicle during any period in which the driver:\n(1) Has a driver's license suspended, revoked or canceled by a state; has lost the privilege to drive a commercial motor vehicle in a state or has been disqualified from driving a commercial motor vehicle;\n(2) Has more than one driver's license at one time;\n(3) The commercial motor vehicle he or she is driving or the motor carrier operation is subject to an out-of-service order;\n(4) Is in violation of federal, state or local law or regulation pertaining to railroad highway grade crossings; or\n(5) Is in violation of any provision of 49 C.F.R., Part § 382 related to controlled substances and alcohol use and testing.\n(c) No employer may require or allow a driver to operate a commercial motor vehicle while texting.\n(d) The division shall impose a civil penalty in addition to any penalty required under the provisions of section twenty-five of this article on any employer who knowingly allows, permits, requires or authorizes a driver to drive a commercial motor vehicle in violation of subdivision (3) or (4) of subsection (b) or subsection (c) of this section.\n(1) If the conviction is for a violation of subdivision (3), of subsection (b) of this section, the penalty is $2,750.\n(2) If the conviction is for a violation of subdivision (4), of subsection (b) or (c) of this section, the penalty shall be no more than $25,000.","path":["CHAPTER 17E. UNIFORM COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE ACT.","ARTICLE 1. COMMERCIAL DRIVER\\'S LICENSE."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/17E-1-6/","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":"807252c7b93dbf4b40112023a09b982e1b2e94be416f6d17a5cd65f4e32094a4","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-17e-1-5","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-17e-1-7"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}