Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 23, June 7, 2024
Section 91-4-13 - Motorcycle License or Endorsement13.1. An applicant for a motorcycle-only instruction permit shall submit to the preliminary examination described in section 4 of this rule except that the knowledge examination may contain information from the West Virginia Motorcycle Licensing Handbook as well as the West Virginia Driver Licensing Handbook.13.2. An applicant for a motorcycle endorsement instruction permit shall present a valid West Virginia license, pass the visual acuity test described in section 4 of this rule and pass a knowledge examination as described in section 4 of this rule except that the examination may contain information from the West Virginia Motorcycle Licensing Handbook in addition to the West Virginia Driver Licensing Handbook.13.3. Any applicant under this section shall pass a road skill examination designed to test the skills of a motorcycle operator and meet the requirements described in section 5 of this rule. The Division may exempt any applicant who satisfactorily completes the West Virginia motorcycle safety education program from the road skill examination. No applicant is eligible for the road skill examination until at least seven days after issuance of the motorcycle instruction permit.13.4. An applicant shall perform the motorcycle road skill examinations on a motorcycle with a 50cc engine or larger.13.5. In addition to the West Virginia Driver Licensing Handbook, the West Virginia Motorcycle Licensing Handbook is the instruction guide of the Division concerning the examination and qualification of applicants for a motorcycle license or endorsement.13.6. Any applicant for a motorcycle license or endorsement under the age of eighteen shall complete the following Graduated Driver's License requirements prior to application:13.6.a. The applicant shall hold a level one instruction permit conviction free for one hundred eighty days immediately preceding the date of application;13.6.b. The applicant shall complete either a driver's education course approved by the state department of education or fifty hours of behind the wheel driving experience certified by a parent or legal guardian or other responsible adult over the age of twenty-one on the form prescribed by the division: Provided, That nothing in this subdivision shall be construed to require any school or any county board of education to provide any particular number of driver' s education courses or to provide driver' s education training to any student; and13.7. Applicants for a motorcycle license or endorsement shall comply with all identity, residency and legal presence requirements of this rule.