(a) No commercial driver may engage in texting while driving a commercial motor vehicle.
(b) No motor carrier may allow or require its drivers to engage in texting while driving a commercial motor vehicle.
(c) For the purposes of this section only, and unless a more restrictive prohibition is prescribed in this code, driving means operating a commercial motor vehicle with the motor running, including while temporarily stationed because of traffic, a traffic control device or other momentary delays. Driving does not include operating a commercial motor vehicle with or without the motor running when the driver moved the vehicle to the side of or off a highway, as defined in 49 CFR 390.5, and halted in a location where the vehicle can safely remain stationary.
Structure West Virginia Code
Chapter 17E. Uniform Commercial Driver's License Act
Article 1. Commercial Driver's License
§17E-1-2. Statement of Intent and Purpose
§17E-1-4. Limitation on Number of Driver's Licenses
§17E-1-5. Notification Required by Driver
§17E-1-6. Employer Responsibilities
§17E-1-7. Commercial Driver's License Required; Disqualification for Driving Without Valid License
§17E-1-8. Exemptions to the Commercial Driver's License Requirements
§17E-1-9. Commercial Driver"s License Qualification Standards
§17E-1-10. Application for Commercial Driver's License
§17E-1-11. Commercial Driver's License
§17E-1-12. Classifications, Endorsements and Restrictions
§17E-1-14a. Commercial Drivers Prohibited From Texting
§17E-1-16. Notification of Traffic Convictions
§17E-1-17. Driving Record Information to Be Furnished
§17E-1-18. Rule-Making Authority
§17E-1-19. Authority to Enter Agreements
§17E-1-21. Severability and Savings Clause