Every person who operates or causes to be operated on any highway in this state any motor carrier shall pay a road tax on each motor carrier equivalent to the amount of tax per gallon of gasoline or special fuel imposed by article fourteen of this chapter, calculated on each gallon of gasoline or special fuel used as fuel in each motor carrier's operations in this state: Provided, That effective January 1, 2004, the tax imposed by this section shall be equal to the amount of the flat rate of tax per gallon of motor fuel imposed by article fourteen-c of this chapter and calculated on each gallon of motor fuel used as fuel in each motor carrier's operations in this state.

Terms Used In West Virginia Code 11-14A-3

  • Person: means every natural person, association or corporation. See West Virginia Code 11-22-1
  • State: when applied to a part of the United States and not restricted by the context, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" also include the said district and territories. See West Virginia Code 2-2-10

The tax imposed by this article is in addition to all other taxes of whatever character imposed upon any person by any other provisions of law.