Which license class ordinarily covers a private passenger car when no commercial or chauffeur class is required?
Correct answer: Class E.
West Virginia's Class E is the ordinary driver license for people not required to hold Classes A, B, C or D. Motorcycle authority requires the appropriate endorsement.
Source: Current West Virginia Code — §17B-2-1(c)(1)–(4). Reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
What is the minimum age for a West Virginia Level 1 instruction permit when the other requirements are met?
Correct answer: 15.
Level 1 begins at age 15; permission to practice is subject to supervision, hours and passenger restrictions.
Source: Current West Virginia Code — §17B-2-3a(c). Reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
A Level 1 driver is practicing with a family member who is not a driving instructor. Which arrangement meets the supervision rule?
Correct answer: An alert, unimpaired licensed driver age 21 or older beside the learner, with no other front-seat occupant.
The ordinary supervisor must be licensed, at least 21, alert and unimpaired, and the only other front-seat occupant. The statute separately recognizes an instructor acting officially.
Source: Current West Virginia Code — §17B-2-3a(c)(2)(A). Reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
During which hours may an ordinary Level 1 permit holder practice with the required supervisor?
Correct answer: 5 a.m. to 10 p.m.
The Level 1 time window is 5 a.m.–10 p.m.; adult supervision does not remove it.
Source: Current West Virginia Code — §17B-2-3a(c)(2)(B). Reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
Besides the required front-seat supervisor, how many nonfamily passengers may a Level 1 driver carry?
Correct answer: No more than two.
Level 1 allows at most two additional passengers unless they are family members; this is separate from the tighter Level 2 under 20 passenger phases.
Source: Current West Virginia Code — §17B-2-3a(c)(2)(A). Reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
A 16-year-old seeks Level 2. Which learner-period requirement does the current code impose?
Correct answer: Holding Level 1 conviction-free for the 180 days immediately before applying.
Level 2 requires age 16 or older and the immediately preceding 180 days of conviction-free Level 1 possession, plus the other application, experience and testing requirements.
Source: Current West Virginia Code — §17B-2-3a(d), (d)(1)(B). Reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
If a Level 2 applicant does not complete approved driver education, what certified experience is required instead?
Correct answer: 50 hours behind the wheel, including at least 10 at night.
The statutory alternatives are an approved driver-education course or 50 certified hours including at least 10 nighttime hours.
Source: Current West Virginia Code — §17B-2-3a(d)(1)(C). Reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
A new Level 2 driver wants to carry a 17-year-old friend who is not family during the first six months. What is the rule?
Correct answer: That nonfamily passenger under 20 is not permitted.
For the first six months of Level 2, no passengers under 20 may be carried unless they are family members.
Source: Current West Virginia Code — §17B-2-3a(d)(2)(D), first-six-month clause. Reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
During the second six months of Level 2, how many nonfamily passengers under 20 may the driver carry?
Correct answer: One.
The second six-month phase permits at most one passenger under 20 who is not a family member.
Source: Current West Virginia Code — §17B-2-3a(d)(2)(D), second-six-month clause. Reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
A Level 2 driver is returning from lawful employment at 11 p.m. Does the nighttime rule invariably require a 21+ supervisor for that trip?
Correct answer: No; going to or returning from lawful employment is a stated exception.
Unsupervised Level 2 driving is ordinarily 5 a.m.–10 p.m. The code provides specific late-hour exceptions, including travel to or from lawful employment; it does not authorize unrelated nighttime trips.
Source: Current West Virginia Code — §17B-2-3a(d)(2)(A)–(B)(i). Reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
Which age and driving-record combination is required for ordinary early Level 3 eligibility?
Correct answer: At least 17 and Level 2 held conviction-free for the immediately preceding 12 months.
Level 3 requires age 17 or older, the qualifying 12-month Level 2 record and the other statutory requirements. It is not automatic merely on turning 17.
Source: Current West Virginia Code — §17B-2-3a(e)(1)–(4). Reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
A 17-year-old has reached Level 3. May the driver make an ordinary social call through a hands-free phone while operating the car?
Correct answer: No; the under 18 Level 3 wireless restriction still applies, apart from contacting 911.
The GDL statute expressly retains the wireless-device prohibition for Level 3 holders under 18, with an exception for contacting a 911 system.
Source: Current West Virginia Code — §17B-2-3a(e), first paragraph. Reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
