(a) Whenever any person after making application for or obtaining the registration of a vehicle or a certificate of title shall move from the address named in the application or shown upon a registration card or certificate of title the person shall within ten days thereafter notify the division in writing of the old and new addresses.
(b) Whenever any person, after making application for or obtaining the registration of a vehicle or a certificate of title, is assigned a new address by the United States postal service or other legally constituted authority, the person shall notify the division in writing of the old and new address and of the registration or title number of the vehicle held by the person. The notification of change of address shall be made at least ten days prior to the last date on which mail with the old address is deliverable by the United States postal service.
(c) Whenever the name of any person who has made application for or obtained the registration of a vehicle or a certificate of title is thereafter changed by marriage or otherwise the person shall within ten days notify the division of the former name and new name upon a form prescribed by the commissioner. The notification shall be accompanied by application for retitle under the new name.
(d) The provisions of section one, article eleven of this chapter relating to imprisonment do not apply to persons who violate the provisions of this section.
Structure West Virginia Code
Article 3. Original and Renewal of Registration; Issuance of Certificates of Title
§17A-3-1. Misdemeanor to Violate Provisions of Article; Penalty
§17A-3-1a. Registration of Vehicles of New Residents
§17A-3-3b. Motor Vehicles Believed Illegally Unregistered; Assessor to Make Verification
§17A-3-6. Temporary Permit Pending Registration and Certification
§17A-3-7. Grounds for Refusing Registration or Certificate of Title
§17A-3-8. Examination of Registration Records and Index of Stolen and Recovered Vehicles
§17A-3-9. Act of Registration and Record Thereof; Registration Indexes
§17A-3-10. Division to Issue Registration Card; Duplicate to County Assessor
§17A-3-11. Registration of Vehicles According to Permissible Gross Weight
§17A-3-12a. Disclosure of Odometer Information; Exceptions; Penalties
§17A-3-13. Registration Card to Be Carried and Exhibited on Demand
§17A-3-15. Display of Registration Plates
§17A-3-16. Expiration of Registration and Certificates of Title
§17A-3-18. Notice of Change of Address or Name
§17A-3-19. Lost or Damaged Certificates, Cards and Plates
§17A-3-20. Department May Assign New Identifying Numbers
§17A-3-21. Regulations Governing Change of Motors
§17A-3-22. Issuance and Distribution of Registration Bulletins