| Title Registration || Forms
and Contact || Consumer
Credit || Dealer Licensing || Federal Rules || Other | |
| Automotive LAWDOG™ West Virginia |
|
|
 |
|
|
| Penalties For
Operation Without Registration and Certificate of Title It is a
misdemeanor for a person to drive or move, or for an owner knowingly to permit to be
driven or moved upon a highway any vehicle of type required to be registered, which
is not registered or for which a certificate of title has not been issued or applied for,
or for which appropriate fee has not been paid when required. See West Virginia
Code Section 17A-3-1
provided by West Virginia
Legislative Reference & Information Center |
| Temporary Use With Consent of
Seller In event of sale of a vehicle by a person other than a registered
dealer, person purchasing same may, for a period of not more than ten days, operate
vehicle displaying registration of previous owner, if person obtains and displays on
demand of any proper officer the consent in writing of previous owner to use registration.
See West Virginia Code Section 17A-3-1 |
| Most Vehicles Require
Registration and Certificate of Title Every motor vehicle, trailer,
semitrailer, pole trailer and recreational vehicle when driven or moved upon a highway is
subject to registration and certificate of title provisions of this chapter except a
vehicle driven or moved in conformance with provisions relating to manufacturers,
transporters, dealers, lienholders or nonresidents or under a temporary registration
permit issued by the department. In adddition, certain farm equipment is excluded. See
West Virginia Code Section 17A-3-2 |
| Registration Plates
Removed On Transfer When owner of a
registered vehicle transfers or assigns title or interest, the registration of such
vehicle expires. However, owner, if application to the department has been made within
sixty days from date of purchase to have said registration plates transferred to be used
on another vehicle owned by said owner, may then operate the other vehicle for a period of
sixty days from date of original transfer. Upon such transfer, it is the duty of original
owner to retain the registration plates and to immediately notify commissioner of such
transfer. See West Virginia Code Section 17A-4-1 |
|
|
|
|
West Virginia Department
of Motor Vehicles
1600 Washington Street East
Charleston, West Virginia 25311
Voice: (304) 558-3621 |
|
| CHAPTER 17A.
MOTOR VEHICLE ADMINISTRATION, REGISTRATION, |
|
|
|
| CHAPTER 46A. WEST
VIRGINIA CONSUMER CREDIT |
|
|
|
|
| Dealer Must Be Licensed No person shall engage or represent or advertise that he or she is
engaged or intends to engage in business of new motor vehicle dealer, used motor vehicle
dealer, house trailer dealer, trailer dealer, recreational vehicle dealer, motorcycle
dealer, used parts dealer, or wrecker or dismantler, in West Virginia, unless and until he
or she first obtains a license certificate as provided in this article.See West
Virginia Code Section 17A-6-3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Copyright © 1998 by
LAWDOG.COM Publishing, Inc. |
|
|
|
![[Trademark, Tradename, and Copyright Information]](dsclm5.gif){kind=small}