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WV Code § 17A-6-11 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 17A. Motor Vehicle Administration, Registration, Certificate of Title, and Antitheft Provisions|Article 6. Licensing of Dealers and Wreckers or Dismantlers; Special Plates; Temporary Plates or Markers|§17A-6-11. Expiration of Special Plates

Every special plate or plates issued hereunder shall expire at midnight on June thirtieth next following the issuance thereof. A new plate or plates for the ensuing fiscal year may be obtained as specified in section ten of this article.
WV Code § 17A-6-12 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 17A. Motor Vehicle Administration, Registration, Certificate of Title, and Antitheft Provisions|Article 6. Licensing of Dealers and Wreckers or Dismantlers; Special Plates; Temporary Plates or Markers|§17A-6-12. Operation of Vehicles Under Special Plates

A dealer holding an unexpired, unsuspended and unrevoked license certificate and owning a vehicle or vehicles of the type he is licensed to sell hereunder and which are otherwise required to be registered under this chapter may operate or move the same upon the streets and highways without registering each such vehicle upon condition that any such vehicle display thereon a special plate issued to such dealer as provided in this article.
WV Code § 17A-6-14 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 17A. Motor Vehicle Administration, Registration, Certificate of Title, and Antitheft Provisions|Article 6. Licensing of Dealers and Wreckers or Dismantlers; Special Plates; Temporary Plates or Markers|§17A-6-14. Operation of Motor Vehicles by Certain Dealers Under Special Permits

The commissioner is hereby authorized to grant, in his discretion, special permits to a new motor vehicle dealer for use on new motor vehicles driven under their own power from the factory or distributing place of a manufacturer, or other dealer, to a place of business of such dealer, or from such place of business to a place of business of another such dealer. Each special permit shall be good only for one trip, and such permit shall not be used by any such dealer in lieu of any registration card or plate required by this chapter.
WV Code § 17A-6-16 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 17A. Motor Vehicle Administration, Registration, Certificate of Title, and Antitheft Provisions|Article 6. Licensing of Dealers and Wreckers or Dismantlers; Special Plates; Temporary Plates or Markers|§17A-6-16. Records Must Be Kept and Maintained

(a) In addition to all other records herein required to be kept and maintained, each licensee shall keep and maintain a record in such form and for such period of time as may be prescribed by the commissioner of:(1) Every vehicle which is bought, sold, or exchanged by such licensee or received or accepted by such licensee for sale or exchange;(2) Every used vehicle body or chassis which is sold or otherwise disposed of; and(3) Every vehicle which is bought or otherwise acquired and wrecked or dismantled by such licensee.(b) Every such record shall state the name and address of the person from whom such vehicle was purchased or acquired and the date thereof, the name and address of the person to whom any such vehicle, vehicle body, or chassis was sold or otherwise disposed of, the date thereof, and a description of every such vehicle, body or chassis by name and identifying numbers sufficient to identify the same.(c) Every licensee shall also keep and maintain such other records as the commissioner may require by reasonable rules and regulations authorized in section nine, article two of this chapter and promulgated in accordance with the provisions of article three, chapter twenty-nine-a of this code.
WV Code § 17A-6-17 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 17A. Motor Vehicle Administration, Registration, Certificate of Title, and Antitheft Provisions|Article 6. Licensing of Dealers and Wreckers or Dismantlers; Special Plates; Temporary Plates or Markers|§17A-6-17. Sales Instrument; Full Disclosure Required

Every vehicle sale at retail shall be evidenced by a sales instrument in writing which shall contain all of the agreements between the buyer and the seller, which shall be signed by the buyer and seller or a representative of either party, and a copy of which shall be delivered to the buyer before such sale becomes final. Such instrument shall contain the following information, so far as applicable:(1) Name of the seller;(2) Name of the buyer;(3) Make, year and model of the vehicle;(4) Cash sale price;(5) Cash paid down by the buyer;(6) Amount credited to buyer for any trade-in;(7) Provisions as to whether the seller or buyer is to pay off the indebtedness, if any, on the trade-in;(8) Description of the trade-in;(9) Amount of the time differential charge (if not a cash sale so far as the dealer is concerned);(10) Amount charged by seller for insurance and the type of coverage afforded; if any insurance does not include coverage for bodily injury and/or property damage caused to others, the sales instrument shall expressly so state; and(11) Net balance due from buyer and the terms of payment (if not a cash sale so far as the dealer is concerned). A copy of such sales instrument shall be kept and maintained among the records of the seller as provided in section sixteen of this article.
WV Code § 17A-6-17a (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 17A. Motor Vehicle Administration, Registration, Certificate of Title, and Antitheft Provisions|Article 6. Licensing of Dealers and Wreckers or Dismantlers; Special Plates; Temporary Plates or Markers|§17A-6-17a. Approved Practices

Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, a motor vehicle dealer may, consistent with applicable federal law and regulations, advance money to retire an amount owed against a motor vehicle used as a trade-in and finance repayment of that money in a retail installment contract.
WV Code § 17A-6-19 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 17A. Motor Vehicle Administration, Registration, Certificate of Title, and Antitheft Provisions|Article 6. Licensing of Dealers and Wreckers or Dismantlers; Special Plates; Temporary Plates or Markers|§17A-6-19. Notice of Refusal, or Suspension or Revocation, of License Certificate or of Suspension of Right to Issue Temporary Registration Plates or Markers or of Suspension of a Dealer Special Plate or Plates; Relinquishing License Certificate, Dealer Special Plate or Plates and Temporary Plates or Markers

(a) Whenever the commissioner shall refuse to issue a license certificate, or shall suspend or revoke a license certificate, or shall suspend the right of a dealer to issue temporary plates or markers under the provisions of section fifteen of this article, or shall suspend a dealer special plate or plates, he shall make and enter an order to that effect and shall cause a copy of such order to be served in person or by certified mail, return receipt requested, on the applicant or licensee, as the case may be.(b) Whenever a license certificate is suspended or revoked, the commissioner shall in the order of suspension or revocation direct the licensee to return to the department his license certificate and any special dealer plates and temporary registration plates or markers issued in conjunction with the issuance of such license certificate or such business, which temporary registration plates or markers are still in the licensee's possession. Whenever the right of a dealer to issue temporary registration plates or markers is suspended or a dealer special plate or plates are suspended as aforesaid, the commissioner shall in the order of suspension direct the licensee to return to the department all temporary registration plates or markers issued in conjunction with such business and still in the licensee's possession or such dealer special plate or plates. It shall be the duty of the licensee to comply with any such order following expiration of the period provided in section twenty-one of this article for an appeal to the license certificate appeal board (created in section twenty of this article) without an appeal to such board having been timely perfected, and immediately if a license certificate were suspended in accordance with the provisions of subsection (b), section eighteen of this article. Whenever a licensee shall fail or refuse to comply with any such order as herein specified, the commissioner shall proceed as provided in section seven, article nine of this chapter.
WV Code § 17A-6-22 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 17A. Motor Vehicle Administration, Registration, Certificate of Title, and Antitheft Provisions|Article 6. Licensing of Dealers and Wreckers or Dismantlers; Special Plates; Temporary Plates or Markers|§17A-6-22. Original Action by Board; Matters Confidential

In the event the commissioner shall receive a sworn complaint in writing alleging a violation of any of the provisions of this chapter by a licensee, and the commissioner does not within thirty days thereafter make and enter an order with respect thereto, the complainant may file a sworn complaint with the board. Upon receipt of any such sworn complaint, the board may investigate the matter, and hold a hearing with respect thereto and decide the matter with like effect as if the commissioner had made and entered an order and the licensee had appealed such order to the board. Any complaint and any investigation shall be kept in strictest confidence by the board, the commissioner, the department, the licensee, the complainant and all other persons, unless and until the commissioner or board suspends or revokes the license certificate of the licensee involved.
WV Code § 17A-6-23 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 17A. Motor Vehicle Administration, Registration, Certificate of Title, and Antitheft Provisions|Article 6. Licensing of Dealers and Wreckers or Dismantlers; Special Plates; Temporary Plates or Markers|§17A-6-23. Judicial Review

(a) Any person or the commissioner adversely affected by a final order made and entered by the board is entitled to judicial review thereof. All of the pertinent provisions of section four, article five, chapter twenty-nine-a of this code shall apply to and govern such review with like effect as if the provisions of said section four were set forth in extenso in this section.(b) The judgment of the circuit court shall be final unless reversed, vacated or modified on appeal to the Supreme Court of Appeals in accordance with the provisions of section one, article six, chapter twenty-nine-a of this code.(c) Legal counsel and services for the commissioner in all appeal proceedings in any circuit court and the Supreme Court of Appeals shall be provided by the Attorney General or his assistants, and in appeal proceedings in any circuit court by the prosecuting attorney of the county as well, all without additional compensation and in accordance with the provisions of section twenty, article two of this chapter. The board or commissioner, with the written approval of the Attorney General, may employ special counsel to represent the board or commissioner in a particular proceeding.
WV Code § 17A-6-24 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 17A. Motor Vehicle Administration, Registration, Certificate of Title, and Antitheft Provisions|Article 6. Licensing of Dealers and Wreckers or Dismantlers; Special Plates; Temporary Plates or Markers|§17A-6-24. Actions to Enjoin Violations; Injunctive Relief

(a) Whenever it appears to the commissioner that any person has been or is violating or is about to violate any provision of this article or any final order of the commissioner or board, the commissioner may apply in the name of the state, to the circuit court of the county in which the violation or violations or any part thereof has occurred, is occurring or is about to occur, or the judge thereof in vacation, for an injunction against such person and any other persons who have been, are or are about to be, involved in, or in any way participating in, any practices, acts or omissions, so in violation, enjoining such person or persons from any such violation or violations. Such application may be made and prosecuted to conclusion whether or not any such violation or violations have resulted or shall result in prosecution or conviction under the provisions of article eleven of this chapter.(b) Upon application by the commissioner, the circuit courts of this state may by mandatory or prohibitory injunction compel compliance with the provisions of this article and all final orders of the commissioner or board. The court may issue a temporary injunction in any case pending a decision on the merits of any application filed.(c) The judgment of the circuit court upon any application permitted by the provisions of this section shall be final unless reversed, vacated or modified on appeal to the Supreme Court of Appeals. Any such appeal shall be sought in the manner and within the time provided by law for appeals from circuit courts in other civil cases.(d) The commissioner shall be represented in all such proceedings by the Attorney General or his assistants and in such proceedings in the circuit courts by the prosecuting attorneys of the several counties as well, all without additional compensation and in accordance with the provisions of said section twenty, article two of this chapter. With the written approval of the Attorney General, the commissioner may employ special counsel to represent him in any such proceeding.
WV Code § 17A-6-25 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 17A. Motor Vehicle Administration, Registration, Certificate of Title, and Antitheft Provisions|Article 6. Licensing of Dealers and Wreckers or Dismantlers; Special Plates; Temporary Plates or Markers|§17A-6-25. Inspections; Violations and Penalties

(a) The commissioner and all law-enforcement officers of the state, acting at the commissioner's request, are hereby authorized to inspect the place of business, vehicles and pertinent records, documents and papers of any person required to be licensed under the provisions of this article to the extent deemed reasonably necessary to determine compliance with and violations of this article. For the purpose of making any such inspection, the commissioner and such law-enforcement officers are authorized, at reasonable times, to enter in and upon any such place of business and any other public garage or enclosure where vehicles are sold, stored, hired or repaired.(b) Any person who shall violate any provision of this article or any final order of the commissioner or board hereunder shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, the provisions of article eleven of this chapter governing violations of this chapter generally shall be fully applicable thereto.
WV Code § 17A-6-26 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 17A. Motor Vehicle Administration, Registration, Certificate of Title, and Antitheft Provisions|Article 6. Licensing of Dealers and Wreckers or Dismantlers; Special Plates; Temporary Plates or Markers|§17A-6-26. Construction

(a) The provisions of this article shall be liberally construed so as to effectuate its purposes.(b) All of the provisions of this chapter expressly stated to be applicable throughout such chapter shall be as fully applicable to this act as if they were set forth in extenso herein.
WV Code § 17A-6A-1 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 17A. Motor Vehicle Administration, Registration, Certificate of Title, and Antitheft Provisions|Article 6A. Motor Vehicle Dealers, Distributors, Wholesalers and Manufacturers|§17A-6A-1. Legislative Finding

The Legislature finds and declares that the distribution and sale of motor vehicles in this state vitally affects the general economy and the public welfare and that in order to promote the public welfare and in exercise of its police power, it is necessary to regulate motor vehicle dealers, manufacturers, distributors and representatives of vehicle manufacturers and distributors doing business in this state in order to avoid undue control of the independent new motor vehicle dealer by the vehicle manufacturer or distributor and to ensure that dealers fulfill their obligations under their franchises and provide adequate and sufficient service to consumers generally, and to protect and preserve the investments and properties of the citizens and motor vehicle dealers of this state.
WV Code § 17A-6A-2 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 17A. Motor Vehicle Administration, Registration, Certificate of Title, and Antitheft Provisions|Article 6A. Motor Vehicle Dealers, Distributors, Wholesalers and Manufacturers|§17A-6A-2. Governing Law

In accord with the settled public policy of this state to protect the rights of its citizens, each franchise or agreement between a manufacturer or distributor and a dealer or dealership which is located in West Virginia, or is to be performed in substantial part in West Virginia, shall be construed and governed by the laws of the State of West Virginia, regardless of the state in which it was made or executed and of any provision in the franchise or agreement to the contrary.The provisions of this article apply only to any franchises and agreements entered into, continued, modified or renewed subsequent to the effective date of this article.
WV Code § 17A-6A-5 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 17A. Motor Vehicle Administration, Registration, Certificate of Title, and Antitheft Provisions|Article 6A. Motor Vehicle Dealers, Distributors, Wholesalers and Manufacturers|§17A-6A-5. Circumstances Not Constituting Good Cause

Notwithstanding any agreement, the following alone does not constitute good cause for the termination, cancellation, nonrenewal or discontinuance of a dealer agreement under subdivision (d), subsection (1), section four of this article:(a) A change in ownership of the new motor vehicle dealer's dealership. This subdivision does not authorize any change in ownership which would have the effect of a sale or an assignment of the dealer agreement or a change in the principal management of the dealership without the manufacturer's or distributor's prior written consent which may not be unreasonably or untimely withheld.(b) The refusal of the new motor vehicle dealer to purchase or accept delivery of any new motor vehicle parts, accessories or any other commodity or services not ordered by the new motor vehicle dealer.(c) The fact that the new motor vehicle dealer owns, has an investment in, participates in the management of, or holds a dealer agreement for the sale of another make or line of new motor vehicles, or that the new motor vehicle dealer has established another make or line of new motor vehicles in the same dealership facilities as those of the manufacturer or distributor: Provided, That the new motor vehicle dealer maintains a reasonable line of credit for each make or line of new motor vehicles, and that the new motor vehicle dealer remains in substantial compliance with the terms and conditions of the dealer agreement and with any reasonable facilities' requirements of the manufacturer or distributor.(d) The fact that the new motor vehicle dealer sells or transfers ownership of the dealership or sells or transfers capital stock in the dealership to the new motor vehicle dealer's spouse, son or daughter: Provided, That the sale or transfer shall not have the effect of a sale or an assignment of the dealer agreement or a change in the principal management of the dealership without the manufacturer's or distributor's prior written consent.(e) This section does not apply to any voluntary agreement entered into after a disagreement or civil action has arisen for which the dealer has accepted separate and valuable consideration. Any prospective agreement is void as a matter of law.
WV Code § 17A-6A-6 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 17A. Motor Vehicle Administration, Registration, Certificate of Title, and Antitheft Provisions|Article 6A. Motor Vehicle Dealers, Distributors, Wholesalers and Manufacturers|§17A-6A-6. Burden of Proof

For each termination, cancellation, nonrenewal or discontinuance, the manufacturer or distributor has the burden of proof by a preponderance of the evidence for showing that he or she has acted in good faith, that the notice requirement has been complied with and that there was good cause by a preponderance of the evidence for the termination, cancellation, nonrenewal or discontinuance.
WV Code § 17A-6A-9 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 17A. Motor Vehicle Administration, Registration, Certificate of Title, and Antitheft Provisions|Article 6A. Motor Vehicle Dealers, Distributors, Wholesalers and Manufacturers|§17A-6A-9. Payment of Compensation

(1) Compensation for new motor vehicle inventory under subdivision (a), subsection (1), section eight of this article shall be paid within sixty days after the effective date of the termination, cancellation, nonrenewal or discontinuance. Compensation for items of personal property required by subdivisions (b), (c) and (d), subsection (1), section eight of this article shall be paid within sixty days after the effective date of the termination, cancellation, nonrenewal or discontinuance. The new motor vehicle dealer will meet all reasonable requirements of the dealer agreement with respect to the return of the repurchased personal property, including providing clear title.(2) Reasonable compensation pursuant to subdivision (a), subsection (1), section eight of this article may not be less than the new motor vehicle dealer's net acquisition cost, including any special promotions ordered by the manufacturer, such as advertising charges. Reasonable compensation pursuant to subdivision (b) of said subsection shall be the amount stated in the manufacturer's or distributor's current parts price list. Reasonable compensation pursuant to subdivisions (c) and (d) of said subsection shall be the fair market value of the personal property determined by a five-year straight line depreciation schedule.(3) In the event payment is not made within ninety days as provided in subsection (1) of this section, interest shall accumulate at the rate of the Fifth Federal Reserve District's secondary discount rate in effect on January 2 of the year in which payment is due plus five percentage points. In determining when interest begins to accumulate, the court may consider whether the dealer reasonably complied with the reasonable manufacturer's submission requirements and the reasonableness of the manufacturer's determinations in refusing or delaying payment to the dealer.