§ 17A-9-4 — False evidences, forgery, etc., of title and registration

West Virginia § 17A-9-4

• Jurisdiction: West Virginia
• Ch. 17A: MOTOR VEHICLE ADMINISTRATION, REGISTRATION, CERTIFICATE OF TITLE, AND ANTITHEFT PROVISIONS
• Art. 9: OFFENSES AGAINST REGISTRATION LAWS AND SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF REGISTRATION

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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.

Legislative History

1951 Reg. Sess., HB189