The West Virginia Division of Motor Vehicles says some changes in laws will affect motorists starting this week.
One new law allows DUI offenders to get on the ignition interlock program immediately if they do not request a hearing. The DMV says this will protect other motorists while expediting the offender’s rehabilitation.
Starting Thursday, people requesting an optional ID labeled as “For Federal Identification” will pay an additional $10 fee. Other new statutes will make changes to the upcoming electronic insurance verification process and allow motorcyclists to install certain types of auxiliary white and amber colored lights to make their bikes more visible.
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McDowell Co. Lawmaker Charged with DUI
A McDowell County lawmaker has been charged with driving under the influence.
State police arrested Delegate Clif Moore during a traffic stop early Saturday morning on U.S. 52 on Elkhorn Mountain.
Senior Trooper B.D. Gillespie wrote in an incident report that he observed Moore’s vehicle swerving and crossing the center line several times.
Gillespie reported that field sobriety tests indicated that Moore was under the influence of alcohol. His report says Moore refused to take a breath test at the state police detachment in Welch.
Moore remains free on $500 bond. The 65-year-old McDowell County Democrat didn’t immediate return a telephone message Sunday.
Moore had been charged with DUI in Columbus, Ohio, in 2011. He received a six-day sentence in that case.