The department shall file each application received and when satisfied as to the genuineness and regularity thereof, and that the applicant is entitled to register such vehicle and to the issuance of a certificate of title shall register the vehicle therein described and keep a record thereof in suitable books, on index cards, or by means of magnetic recording devices as follows:
(1) Under a distinctive registration number assigned to the vehicle;
(2) Alphabetically, under the name of the owner;
(3) Under the manufacturer's serial or identification number if available, otherwise any other identifying number of the vehicle; and
(4) In the discretion of the department, in any other manner it may deem desirable.
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