West Virginia golf cart laws explained — W. Va. Code § 17A-13-1 street-legal special purpose vehicles, the 20-mile centerline limit, and LSV crossings at 40 mph state routes.
Not as a plain golf cart. West Virginia's street-legal special purpose vehicle law (W. Va. Code § 17A-13-1) covers ATVs, UTVs, mini-trucks, and similar vehicles, but a golf cart is not on that list — and the statute says a low-speed vehicle is not a special purpose vehicle. The road-legal path for a cart-style vehicle is a registered low-speed vehicle. Related: Shop street-legal golf carts
Under W. Va. Code § 17A-13-1, a titled and registered SPV may be driven on streets and highways — but not on controlled-access interstates, not where a county, municipality, or the Division of Natural Resources prohibits it, and no more than 20 miles on a highway with centerline markings. It must be equipped with lights, turn signals, brakes, a horn, mirrors, a speedometer, and adequate tires. Related: Golf carts in West Virginia
A low-speed vehicle in West Virginia — a four-wheeled vehicle with a top speed of 20 to 25 mph (W. Va. Code § 17A-1-1) — is registered through the DMV, and § 17A-13-1 allows it to cross a state route at a traffic light where that route is posted 40 mph or less. TIGON delivers factory-certified FMVSS 500 low-speed vehicles across West Virginia; call 1-844-844-6638. Related: Shop Low Speed Vehicles