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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
For the purposes of this article:
(1) “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of the Division of Motor Vehicles, or his or her designee;
(2) “Consolidated repayment schedule” means the schedule by which a participant is expected to make monthly payments for unpaid court costs consistent with the requirements of the program as established by the director;
(3) “Court” means a municipal court, magistrate court, circuit court, family court or drug court in the State of West Virginia and the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia;
(4) “Director” means Director of the Division of Justice and Community Services, or his or her designee;
(5) “Good standing” means compliance by a participant with the requirements of the program, as set forth in this article and legislative rules promulgated hereunder;
(6) “Monthly payment” means the amount that a participant is scheduled to remit to the director each month pursuant to the consolidated repayment schedule;
(7) “Participant” means a person who applies for, and is accepted into, the second chance driver's license program by the director;
(8) “Second chance driver's license program” or “program” means the program created under this article that establishes a payment structure for a participant to consolidate unpaid court costs into monthly payments over a defined period of time, coordinates the acceptance and distribution of monthly payments from a participant and certifies that a participant in good standing is eligible for a temporary stay of a driver's license suspension or revocation due to certain unpaid court costs; and
(9) “Unpaid court costs” means any fee, fine, expense, cost or other moneys that are required to be paid by a person to a court, pursuant to one or more valid court orders, and have not been paid in full.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - West Virginia Code Chapter 17B. Motor Vehicle Driver's Licenses § 17B-7-3. Definitions - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/wv/chapter-17b-motor-vehicle-drivers-licenses/wv-code-sect-17b-7-3/
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