West Virginia Weigh Stations & Ag Inspection

When West Virginia makes you pull in

West Virginia writes no blanket 'all trucks exit' statute. Instead, any enforcement officer or weigh crew can order you to stop and submit to portable or stationary scales when you're within 100 feet of the highway (WV Code 17C-17-10). They weigh you on the spot or escort you to the nearest scale, and can't hold you past an hour. Fixed scales run on I-64, I-77, and I-79; obey the OPEN sign. Overweight fines climb by the pound.

Stations, bypass, and inspection

• Who must stop: Only when a sign directs
• Where the stations are: Fixed scales run on I-64, I-77, and I-79, several co-located with rest areas and WIM sensors. They open on lit signs at variable hours. Officers and weigh crews also set up portable scales and can order you to the nearest scale.
• Bypass: PrePass and Drivewyze both cover West Virginia's fixed scales on I-64, I-77, and I-79. A green signal keeps you on the mainline; red or no reading means pull in and stop.
• Ag / border inspection: No agricultural or border produce inspection stations. Interior state; plant-pest work isn't done at roadside truck checkpoints.
• Fine for passing an open station: Overweight fines run on a per-pound schedule (WV Code 17C-17A-10): a penny per pound at low overages, climbing to 30 cents/lb once you're 20,000 lb over and topping out at 45 cents/lb past 40,000 lb over. Refusing an officer's or weigh crew's lawful order to stop and be weighed is a separate misdemeanor.

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