West Virginia Code 17A-3-2a – Registration of nonresident vehicles
(a) A nonresident vehicle is not required to be registered pursuant to § 17A-3-2 of this code: Provided, That a nonresident vehicle may be registered in this state and be issued a West Virginia registration plate upon payment of all applicable fees to the division. For purposes of this subsection, the receipt and verification requirements of § 17A-3-3a of this code do not apply.
Terms Used In West Virginia Code 17A-3-2a
- Division: means the Division of Motor Vehicles of this state acting directly or through its duly authorized officers and agents. See West Virginia Code 17A-1-1
- Nonresident: means every person who is not a resident of this state. See West Virginia Code 17A-1-1
- 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
(b) For purposes of this section, “nonresident vehicle” means a vehicle titled in this state under the provisions of § 17A-4-11 of this code, which is not intended to spend a majority of service time on West Virginia roads, owned by a business whose principal place of business is not in this state, that is not a common carrier, and that maintains a local, national, or international fleet of vehicles.
(c) Nothing in this section subjects a nonresident vehicle to the inspection requirement set forth in § 17A-16-4 of this code. A nonresident vehicle is not domiciled in any county in this state, and nothing in this section requires the imposition of personal property taxes within this state pursuant to § 11-5-1 et seq. of this code.
(d) The division may promulgate emergency rules pursuant to the provisions of § 29A-3-15 of this code and may propose rules for legislative approval in accordance with the provisions of § 29A-3-1 et seq. of this code to accomplish the provisions of this section.