Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1925-10-07
CERTIFICATE OF TITLE LAW

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to be recorded with the State Roas
Commission to all automobiles owned
In West Virginia, is as follows:
Sec. 1 After August thirty-first
one thousand nine hundred and TWEEN
ty-five, certificates of registration 0.
any vehicle or number plates there
for, whether original issues Of dupli
Gates, shall not be issued of furnished
by the state road commission or any
other officer charged with such duty
unless the applicant therefor shall al
the same time make application fol
and be granted an official certificate
of title of such motor vehicle. SAID
application shall be upon a blank
form to be furnished by the state
road commission and shall contain q
full description of the motor vehicle
which said description shall contain
the manufacturers number, the mo-
tor number and any distinguishing
marks, together with statement of
the applicants title and of any liens
or encumbrances upon said motor We
hicles, and the name and address of
the holder of said lien and such other
information as the state road COM
mission may require. The said APP
plication shall be signed and sworn to
by the applicant. The state road
commissioner or such other officer
charged with such duty by said COM
mission, if satisfied that the appli-
cant is the owner of such vehicle, or
otherwise entitled to have the same
registered in his name, shall thereup-
on issue to the applicant an appro-
pirate certificate of title over the
signature of the official designated by
the commission, authenticated by a
seal TO be procured and used for such
purpose. Such certificates shall be
numbered consecutively, beginning
with number one. and shall contain
such description and other evidence
of Identification of said motor We
hicle as the state road commission
may deem proper. The charge for
each original certificate of title so
issued shall be one dollar.
Said certificate shall be good for
the life of the car so long as the same
Is owned or held by the original hold
er of such certificate, and need not be
renewed annually, or at any other
time except as herein provided. With
in ninety days after the passage of
this act, it shall be the duty of the
state road commission to cause to be
printed copies of this act and to mail
to every person to whom the state
road commission or other officer hav-
ing the duty of registration of motor
vehicles has issued certificate of
registration for the year one thous-
and nine hundred and twenty-five,
one of such printed copies, accom-
panied by blank form of application
for certificate of title.
Sec. 2. In the event of the sale or
other transfer in this state after jan
uary first, one thousand nine hum
dred and twenty-six, of the owner
ship of a motor vehicle for which a
aforesaid, the holder of such certifi-
cate shall indorse on the back of the
same an assignment thereof with
warranty of title in form printed
thereon, with statement of all liens
or encumbranees on said motor We
hicle. and deliver the same to the
purchaser or transferee at the time
of the delivery to him of such motor
vehicle. The purchaser or transferee
shall, within ten days thereafter.
present such certificate assigned as
aforesaid to the state road commits
sion, accompanied by a fee of one
dollar, whereupon a new certificate
of title shall be issued to the assig-
nee.
See. 3. The owner or any person
without the consent of the owner be-
ing first obtained, who shall operate
motor vehicle in this state under a
registration number of this state af-
ter January first, one thousand nine
hundred and twenty-six, without first
procuring certificate of title, as
herein provided. shall be guilty of
misdemeanor and upon conviction
thereof, shall be punished by fine
of not less than twenty-five dollars,
nor more than one thousand dollars,
and from and after January first,
one thousand nine hundred and twen-
ty-six, any person who sells a motor
vehicle without complying with the
requirements of section three hereof,
shall upon conviction thereof, be
punished by a fine of not less than
fifty dollars, nor more than three
hundred dollars and by imprisonment
in the county jail not exceeding one
year.
Sec. 4. If the, state road commits
sion shall determine at any time that
an applicant for certificate of title
of a motor vehicle is not entitled
thereto. it may refuse to issue such
certificate or TO register such vehicle,
and may for a like reason. and after
notice and hearing, revoke registra-
tion already acquired or any out
standing certificate of title. Said
notice shall be served in person or by
registered mail.
, Sec. 5. Any person who shall
knowingly make any false statement
of material fact, either in his appli-
cation for a certificate of title here
in provided for, or in any assignment
thereof, or who, with intent to pro-
cure or pass title to a motor vehicle
which he knows. or has reason to be-
lieve, has been stolen, shall receive
or transfer possession of the same