(a) No motor vehicle may be operated on a street or highway in this state when equipped with a television receiver, video monitor, television or video screen unless the receiver, screen or monitor is configured so that the moving images are not in view of the operator while the vehicle is in motion, or it falls within one or more of the categories set forth in subsections (b) or (c) of this section.
(b) This prohibition does not apply to the following equipment installed in a vehicle:
(1) A visual display if it does not show video or television broadcast images in view of the operator while the motor vehicle is in motion;
(2) A global positioning device;
(3) A mapping display;
(4) A visual display used to enhance or supplement the driver's view forward, behind or to the sides of a motor vehicle for the purpose of maneuvering the vehicle;
(5) A visual display used to enhance or supplement a driver's view of vehicle occupants; or
(6) Television-type receiving equipment used exclusively for safety or traffic engineering information.
(c) A television receiver, video monitor, television or video screen or other similar means of visually displaying a television broadcast or video signal is not prohibited if the equipment has an interlock device that, when the motor vehicle is driven, disables the equipment for all uses except as a visual display described in subdivisions (1) through (6) of subsection (b) of this section.
Structure West Virginia Code
Chapter 17C. Traffic Regulations and Laws of the Road
§17C-15-2. When Lighted Lamps Are Required
§17C-15-3. Visibility Distance and Mounted Height of Lamps
§17C-15-4. Head Lamps on Motor Vehicles
§17C-15-6. Penalty for Violations of the Provisions of This Article
§17C-15-8. Application of §§ 17c-15-9 to 17c-15-13
§17C-15-9. Additional Lighting and Reflector Equipment Required on Certain Vehicles
§17C-15-10. Color of Clearance Lamps, Side Marker Lamps and Reflectors
§17C-15-11. Mounting of Reflectors, Clearance Lamps and Side Marker Lamps
§17C-15-12. Visibility of Reflectors, Clearance Lamps and Marker Lamps
§17C-15-13. Obstructed Lights Not Required to Be Lighted
§17C-15-14. Lamp or Flag on Projecting Load
§17C-15-15. Lamps on Parked Vehicles
§17C-15-16. Lamps on Animal-Drawn and Other Vehicles and Equipment
§17C-15-17. Spot Lamps and Other Auxiliary Lamps
§17C-15-18. Signal Lamps and Signal Devices
§17C-15-19. Additional Lighting Equipment
§17C-15-20. Multiple-Beam Road-Lighting Equipment -- Requirements Generally
§17C-15-21. Same -- Use Of; Dimming Lights Upon Approaching or Overtaking
§17C-15-22. Single-Beam Road-Lighting Equipment
§17C-15-23. Lighting Equipment on Motorcycles, Motor-Driven Cycles and Mopeds
§17C-15-24. Alternate Road-Lighting Equipment
§17C-15-25. Number of Driving Lamps Required or Permitted
§17C-15-26. Special Restrictions on Lamps
§17C-15-27. Standards for Lights on Snow Removal Equipment
§17C-15-30. Revocation of Certificate of Approval on Lighting Devices
§17C-15-31. Brakes -- Generally
§17C-15-32. Brakes on Motorcycles, Motor-Driven Cycles and Mopeds
§17C-15-33. Horns and Warning Devices
§17C-15-34. Mufflers; Prevention of Noise, Fumes and Smoke
§17C-15-36. Windshields Must Be Unobstructed and Equipped With Wipers
§17C-15-36a. Sun-Screening Devices; Penalty
§17C-15-37. Tire Equipment Restrictions; Rules and Regulations as to Certain Tires
§17C-15-39. Flares and Other Warning Devices to Be Carried in Certain Vehicles
§17C-15-40. Display of Warning Devices When Vehicle Is Disabled
§17C-15-41. Vehicles Transporting Explosives
§17C-15-43. Vehicles to Be Equipped With Safety Belts
§17C-15-45. Certification Labels on Mopeds
§17C-15-46. Child Passenger Safety Devices Required; Child Safety Seats and Booster Seats
§17C-15-47. Commercial Towing Vehicles to Employ Safety Chains
§17C-15-49a. Admissibility of Use or Nonuse of Safety Belts in Civil Actions