H. B. 4555
(By Delegate Warner)
[Introduced February 16, 2000; referred to the
Committee on Roads and Transportation.]
A BILL to amend and reenact section one, article seven, chapter
seventeen-a of the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine
hundred thirty-one, as amended, relating to including those in
the business of repossessing motor vehicles among the entities
eligible for one-trip registration permits.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That section one, article seven, chapter seventeen-a of the
code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as
amended, be amended and reenacted to read as follows:
ARTICLE 7. SPECIAL STICKERS.
§17A-7-1. Operation of vehicles by financial institution or wrecker
under special stickers; application and fees;
expiration.
The commissioner may upon application therefor on a form prescribed by him issue to a banking institution, insurance
company, entity in the business of repossessing motor vehicles,
finance company, or other type of lending or financial institution,
or a person engaged exclusively in wrecking or dismantling
vehicles, a paper sticker or decal to be affixed to the left side
of the rear window of a motor vehicle or at a place on any other
type vehicle as designated by the commissioner.
Such The
sticker or
decal shall be of a size to be designated by the commissioner and
shall be serially numbered and shall have provision thereon to
indicate the date of issuance. thereof. The division shall charge
a fee of one dollar per sticker. shall be charged by the department
to the applicant therefor. Such The sticker or decal shall be
valid for the operation of a vehicle, whether under its own power
or while being towed, one time only over the streets or highways of
this state, and upon being once affixed to a vehicle shall become
invalid for subsequent use on that or any other vehicle. The
commissioner may require, as a condition for the issuance of the
permit, insurance as he or she determines appropriate.
Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from
the present law, and underscoring indicates new language that would
be added.