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 are flat amounts by bracket, from $20 at up to 4,000 lb over to $1,600 once you are more than 50,000 lb over (WV Code 17C-17-14).

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: A general overweight ticket is a flat amount per bracket, not a per-pound rate (WV Code 17C-17-14): $20 up to 4,000 lb over, $100 at 9,001-10,000, $400 at 19,001-20,000, $900 at 29,001-30,000, $1,200 at 30,001-40,000, and $1,600 once you are more than 50,000 lb over. An out-of-state truck is impounded until the fine is paid or a bond of double the fine is posted. The steep 1-to-45-cents-per-pound schedule applies only to coal hauls (17C-17A-10). Refusing an officer's or weigh crew's lawful order to stop and be weighed is a separate misdemeanor.

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