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Low Speed Vehicles

For a vehicle to be eligible to be registered as a "Low Speed Vehicle" the Certificate of Origin or previous title must reflect "Low Speed Vehicle" or "LS". A Low Speed Vehicles certificate of origin will state, "This Low Speed Vehicle conforms to the Federal Regulations under Title 49 CFR Part 571.500 USDOT Approved."

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A West Virginia specialty license plate for Low-Speed Vehicles, featuring a red triangle warning icon with '25 M.P.H. LOW-SPEED VEHICLE' on the left, 'LIMITED ROAD USE' printed along the bottom, and sample registration LS 0000

Important Notice

(I) Low-speed vehicles as defined in §17A-1-1 of the code are not considered special purpose vehicles or street-legal special purpose vehicles under this section. However, low-speed vehicles may cross state routes at traffic lights when the state route does not have a posted speed limit greater than 40 miles per hour.

Download Low-Speed Vehicle Plate Application (PDF)