CHARLESTON, WV-
The West
Virginia Division of Motor Vehicles announced today that a 90-day
extension on many driver and vehicle transactions has been granted to
include expirations occurring in the month of May due to the continued
closure of all Regional Offices, in keeping with the most recent
guidelines and best practices recommended by both the CDC and West
Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources regarding COVID-19.
This announcement revises the recent memorandum that extended the
expiration date of any of the following documents with an expiration date
in March or April (and now May) of 2020 for three months from the date of
expiration on the face of the document:
- Any Driver’s License
including Graduated Driver's License (levels 1, 2, and 3, and
includes February expiration dates) and Commercial Driver’s License.
- Instructional Permits,
including Commercial Permits.
- Vehicle registration,
including temporary vehicle registrations or plates, and IRP
registration.
- Also, in conjunction with
the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), any CDL
holder whose medical certification expires March 1, 2020, or after,
and was issued for 90 days or longer, will have until June 30, 2020,
to provide a new medical certification to avoid the downgrading of
the CDL.
Additionally, the US Department of
Homeland Security announced the extension of the Federal REAL ID deadline
of enforcement to October 1, 2021. This extension gives customers extra
time to obtain their REAL ID credential.
More information regarding REAL ID
and DMV's For Federal driver's license may be found at: go.wv.gov/realid.
Many of DMV’s most requested transactions can be done online
or mailed in and do not require a trip to a regional office. Online
services include:
- Driver’s license renewal
(if no changes, and every other cycle)
- Duplicate driver’s
license request
- Vehicle registration
renewals
- Duplicate vehicle
registration decals and cards
- Print your driving record
- Check your driver’s
license status
- A full list of online
services may be found by going to dmv.wv.gov
The West Virginia Division of Motor
Vehicles is taking this extraordinary action in response to the National
and State states of emergency due to the COVID-19 virus.
For more information, you may contact the West Virginia Division of Motor
Vehicles at 1-800-642-9066.
For more information about COVID-19
prevention and more, call the State’s toll-free hotline at 1-800-887-4304 or
visit Coronavirus.wv.gov.