To fund the Deputy Sheriff’s Retirement Fund from the DMV in the form of a 50-cent payment from every registration sold/renewed in the state

HB 5578 adds a 50-cent fee to every vehicle registration and renewal in West Virginia. The collected funds will be directly allocated to the Deputy Sheriff’s Retirement Fund, managed by the DMV. This bill affects all vehicle owners in the state who register or renew their vehicles, as the fee is applied uniformly to each transaction. It modifies existing vehicle registration fee provisions to redirect this revenue stream to support retired deputy sheriffs' pensions. The policy change is a straightforward funding mechanism with no new eligibility requirements or administrative changes beyond the fee allocation.