H. B. 3165
(By Delegates Wills, Hrutkay,
Webster and Mahan)
[Introduced March 30, 2001; referred to the
Committee on Roads and Transportation then Finance.]
A BILL to amend article four, chapter seventeen-a of the code of
West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as
amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated section
thirteen, relating to the titling of antique cars; requiring
payment of a fee; and, requiring the owner to provide certain
information upon application for an antique motor vehicle
title.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That article four, chapter seventeen-a of the code of West
Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, be
amended by adding thereto a new section, designated section
thirteen, to read as follows:
ARTICLE 4. TRANSFERS OF TITLE OR INTEREST.
§17A-4-13. Special application for antique car titles.
Upon the payment of a fee of twenty-five dollars, an owner of a motor vehicle twenty-five years old or older that is not titled
may apply with the division for a special antique car title that
shall be issued by the division
in the event the following
requirements are met:
(a) The owner provides satisfactory evidence of an existing
serial number or VIN number: Provided, That this requirement is
not mandatory for vehicles manufactured before one thousand nine
hundred forty-six;
(b) The owner produces the bill of sale, dismantling permit,
mechanic's lien or storage fee lien agreement from which the owner
gained his or her possessory interest;
(c) The owner provides a written statement containing the name
of the state and the location therein from which the vehicle was
obtained by the owner and the approximate date it was obtained
;
(d) The owner provides an accurate description of the type,
make, model and year of the motor vehicle; and
(e) The owner provides his or her signature verifying the
truth of all required information under the provisions of this
section.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to provide a procedure for
titling vehicles 25 years or older when the owner does not have a
title to the vehicle.
This section is new; therefore, strike-throughs and
underscoring have been omitted.