West Virginia Code
Article 9. Offenses Against Registration Laws and Suspension or Revocation of Registration
§17A-9-4. False Evidences, Forgery, etc., of Title and Registration

It is a felony for any person to commit any of the following acts:
(1) To alter with fraudulent intent any certificate of title, registration card, registration plate, or permit issued by the department;
(2) To forge or counterfeit any such document or plate purporting to have been issued by the department;
(3) To alter or falsify with fraudulent intent or forge any assignment upon a certificate of title;
(4) To hold or use any such document or plate knowing the same to have been so altered, forged, or falsified.