(a) To obtain a license under this article, an applicant shall file an application with the commissioner on a form provided by the commissioner. The application shall include the applicant's name, address, federal employer identification number, and any other information required by the commissioner.
(b) An applicant for a license as a supplier, permissive supplier, terminal operator, importer, blender, or distributor, shall satisfy the following requirements:
(1) If the applicant is a corporation, the applicant shall either be incorporated in this state or authorized to transact business in this state;
(2) If the applicant is a limited liability company, the applicant shall either be organized in this state or authorized to transact business in this state;
(3) If the applicant is a limited liability partnership, the applicant shall either be formed in this state or authorized to transact business in this state; and
(4) If the applicant is an individual or a general partnership, the applicant shall designate an agent for service of process and provide the agent's name and address.
(c) An applicant for a license as a supplier, permissive supplier, terminal operator, or blender shall have a federal certificate of registry issued under 26 U.S.C. §4101 that authorizes the applicant to enter into federal tax-free transactions in taxable motor fuel in the terminal transfer system. An applicant that is required to have a federal certificate of registry shall include the registration number of the certificate on the application for a license under this section. An applicant for a license as an importer, an exporter, or a distributor who has a federal certificate of registry issued under 26 U.S.C. §4101 shall include the registration number of the certificate on the application for a license under this section.
(d) An applicant for a license as an importer or distributor shall list on the application each state from which the applicant intends to import motor fuel and, if required by a state listed, shall be licensed or registered for motor fuel tax purposes in that state. If a state listed requires the applicant to be licensed or registered, the applicant shall provide the applicant's license or registration number of that state. A licensee who intends to import motor fuel from a state not listed on its application for an importer's license or a distributor's license shall provide the commissioner written notice of the action before importing motor fuel from that state. The notice shall include the information that is required on the license application.
(e) An applicant for a license as an exporter shall designate an agent located in West Virginia for service of process and provide the agent's name and address. An applicant for a license as an exporter or distributor shall list on the application each state to which the applicant intends to export motor fuel received in West Virginia by means of a transfer that is outside the terminal transfer system and, if required by a state listed, shall be licensed or registered for motor fuel tax purposes in that state. If a state listed requires the applicant to be licensed or registered, the applicant shall provide the applicant's license or registration number of that state. A licensee who intends to export motor fuel to a state not listed on its application for an exporter's license or a distributor's license shall provide the commissioner written notice of the action before exporting motor fuel to that state. The notice shall include the information required on the license application.
(f) An applicant for a license as a motor fuel transporter shall list on the application each state from which and to which the applicant intends to transport motor fuel and, if required by a state listed, shall be licensed or registered for motor fuel tax purposes in that state. If a state listed requires the applicant to be licensed or registered, the applicant shall provide the applicant's license or registration number of that state. A licensee who intends to transport motor fuel from or to a state not listed on its application for a motor fuel transporter's license shall provide the commissioner written notice of the action before transporting motor fuel from or to that state. The notice shall include the information that is required on the license application.
Structure West Virginia Code
Article 14C. Motor Fuel Excise Tax
§11-14C-1. Short Title; Nature of Tax
§11-14C-4. Exchange of Information; Criminal Penalty for Unauthorized Disclosure
§11-14C-6. Point of Imposition of Motor Fuels Tax
§11-14C-6a. Point of Imposition of Motor Fuels Tax on Alternative Fuel
§11-14C-7. Tax on Unaccounted-for Motor Fuel Losses; Liability
§11-14C-8. Backup Tax; Liability
§11-14C-9. Exemptions From Tax; Claiming Refunds of Tax
§11-14C-9a. Additional Exemptions From Tax
§11-14C-10. Persons Required to Be Licensed
§11-14C-11. License Application Procedure
§11-14C-12. Permissive Supplier Requirements on Out-of-State Removals
§11-14C-14. Grounds for Denial of License
§11-14C-15. Issuance of License
§11-14C-16. Notice of Discontinuance, Sale or Transfer of Business
§11-14C-17. License Cancellation
§11-14C-18. Records and Lists of License Applicants and Licensees
§11-14C-19. When Tax Return and Payment Are Due
§11-14C-20. Remittance of Tax to Supplier or Permissive Supplier
§11-14C-21. Notice of Cancellation or Reissuance of Licenses; Effect of Notice
§11-14C-22. Information Required on Return Filed by Supplier or Permissive Supplier
§11-14C-24. Duties of Supplier or Permissive Supplier as Trustee
§11-14C-25. Returns and Discounts of Importers
§11-14C-26. Informational Returns of Terminal Operators
§11-14C-27. Informational Returns of Motor Fuel Transporters
§11-14C-29. Identifying Information Required on Return
§11-14C-33. General Procedure and Administration; Crimes and Penalties
§11-14C-34. Shipping Documents; Transportation of Motor Fuel; Civil Penalty
§11-14C-35. Import Confirmation Number; Civil Penalty
§11-14C-36. Improper Sale or Use of Untaxed Motor Fuel; Civil Penalty
§11-14C-37. Refusal to Allow Inspection or Taking of Fuel Sample; Civil Penalty
§11-14C-38. Engaging in Business Without a License; Civil Penalty
§11-14C-39. Preventing a Person From Obtaining a License; Civil Penalty
§11-14C-40. Filing a False Return; Failure to File Return; Civil Penalty
§11-14C-41. Willful Commission of Prohibited Acts; Criminal Penalties
§11-14C-43. Record-Keeping Requirements
§11-14C-44. Inspection of Records
§11-14C-45. Authority to Inspect
§11-14C-46. Marking Requirements for Dyed Diesel Fuel Storage Facilities
§11-14C-47. Disposition of Tax Collected; Dedicated Receipts; Reports
§11-14C-48. Motor Fuel Excise Tax Shortfall State Road Fund Support Payment