West Virginia Code
Article 6. Licensing of Dealers and Wreckers or Dismantlers; Special Plates; Temporary Plates or Markers
§17A-6-1a. Unlawful to Be an Automobile Broker; Definition; Criminal Penalties

No person, except as provided below, shall arrange or offer to arrange for a fee, commission, or other valuable consideration, a transaction involving the sale of more than two new or used motor vehicles per calendar year. Such person shall be deemed an automobile broker: Provided, That a licensed new or used motor vehicle dealer in the State of West Virginia or an agent or employee of such dealer; an authorized distributor or an agent or employee of such distributor; an authorized automobile auction held by a licensed auctioneer; any person who sells a motor vehicle pursuant to a pledge of security and lien as established in article four-a of this chapter; and an individual or corporation, including banks and financial institutions, who is the owner of the new or used motor vehicle titled in the State of West Virginia which is the object of a sale are not automobile brokers.
Any person violating the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not more than $1,000, or imprisoned in the county jail not more than sixty days, or both fined and imprisoned.

Structure West Virginia Code

West Virginia Code

Chapter 17A. Motor Vehicle Administration, Registration, Certificate of Title, and Antitheft Provisions

Article 6. Licensing of Dealers and Wreckers or Dismantlers; Special Plates; Temporary Plates or Markers

§17A-6-1. Definitions

§17A-6-1a. Unlawful to Be an Automobile Broker; Definition; Criminal Penalties

§17A-6-1b. Dealers Authorized to Issue Motor Vehicle Registration

§17A-6-2. Legislative Findings, Declaration of Public Policy and Dealer Recovery Fund

§17A-6-2a. Dealer Recovery Fund Created

§17A-6-3. License Certificate Required; Engaging in More Than One Business; Established Place of Business Required; Civil Penalties

§17A-6-4. Application for License Certificate; Insurance; Bonds; Investigation; Information Confidential

§17A-6-5. License Certificate Exemption

§17A-6-5a. Reciprocity for Out-of-State Dealers; Establishing Violations of This Section as Misdemeanor Offense; Mandating That the Commissioner Propose or Amend Legislative Rules

§17A-6-6. Refusal or Issuance of License Certificate; License Certificate Not Transferable

§17A-6-7. When Application to Be Made; Expiration of License Certificate; Renewal

§17A-6-8. Form and Display of License Certificate or Certified Copy Thereof; Obtaining Certified Copy of License Certificate; Bond

§17A-6-9. Changes in Business; Action Required; Applications for and Issuance of Certificates; Fees

§17A-6-10. Fee Required for License Certificate; Dealer Special Plates

§17A-6-10a. Special Plates for Manufacturers and Transporters; Fee

§17A-6-10b. Special Plates for Financial Institutions; Fee

§17A-6-10c. Special Demonstration Plates for Dealers in Trailers, Truck-Tractors, Road-Tractors and Trucks; Application; Fee

§17A-6-10d. Special Plates for Nonprofit Corporations Engaged in Research and Development

§17A-6-11. Expiration of Special Plates

§17A-6-12. Operation of Vehicles Under Special Plates

§17A-6-13. Use of Special Plates; Records to Be Maintained by Dealer

§17A-6-14. Operation of Motor Vehicles by Certain Dealers Under Special Permits

§17A-6-15. Temporary Registration Plates or Markers

§17A-6-15a. Temporary Registration Plates for Auto Mechanics; Fees

§17A-6-16. Records Must Be Kept and Maintained

§17A-6-17. Sales Instrument; Full Disclosure Required

§17A-6-17a. Approved Practices

§17A-6-18. Investigation; Matters Confidential; Grounds for Suspending or Revoking License or Imposing Fine; Suspension and Revocation Generally

§17A-6-18a. Motor Vehicle Dealers Advisory Board

§17A-6-19. Notice of Refusal, or Suspension or Revocation, of License Certificate or of Suspension of Right to Issue Temporary Registration Plates or Markers or of Suspension of a Dealer Special Plate or Plates; Relinquishing License Certificate, Dea...

§17A-6-22. Original Action by Board; Matters Confidential

§17A-6-23. Judicial Review

§17A-6-24. Actions to Enjoin Violations; Injunctive Relief

§17A-6-25. Inspections; Violations and Penalties

§17A-6-25a. Civil Penalties

§17A-6-26. Construction