The department may assign a distinguishing number to a motor vehicle whenever the serial number thereon is destroyed or obliterated and issue to the owner a special plate bearing such distinguishing number which shall be affixed to the vehicle in a position to be determined by the commissioner. Such motor vehicle may then be registered under such distinguishing number in lieu of the former serial number.
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