H. B. 2608
(By Delegate Warner)
[Introduced February 2, 1999; referred to the
Committee on Roads and Transportation then Government Organization.]
A BILL to amend and reenact section eighteen, article three,
chapter seventeen-a of the code of West Virginia, one
thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended; and to amend
and reenact section thirteen, article two, chapter
seventeen-b of said code, all relating to change of address;
requiring notice of change of address if assigned new
address by the postal service.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That section eighteen, article three, chapter seventeen-a of
the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one,
as amended, be amended and reenacted; and that section thirteen,
article two, chapter seventeen-b of said code be amended and reenacted, all to read as follows:
CHAPTER 17A. MOTOR VEHICLE ADMINISTRATION, REGISTRATION,
CERTIFICATE OF TITLE, AND ANTITHEFT PROVISIONS.
ARTICLE 3. ORIGINAL AND RENEWAL OF REGISTRATION; ISSUANCE OF
CERTIFICATE OF TITLE.
§17A-3-18. Notice of change of address or name.
(a) Whenever any person after making application for or
obtaining the registration of a vehicle or a certificate of title
shall move from the address named in the application or shown
upon a registration card or certificate of title such the person
shall within ten days thereafter notify the department division
in writing of his the old and new addresses.
(b) Whenever any person, after making application for or
obtaining the registration of a vehicle or a certificate of
title, is assigned a new address by the United States postal
service or other legally constituted authority, the person shall
notify the division in writing of the old and new address and of
the registration or title number of the vehicle held by the
person. The notification of change of address shall be made at
least ten days prior to the last date on which mail with the old
address is deliverable by the United States postal service.
(c) Whenever the name of any person who has made application
for or obtained the registration of a vehicle or a certificate of
title is thereafter changed by marriage or otherwise such the
person shall within ten days notify the department division of
such the former name and new name upon a form prescribed by the
commissioner. such The notification to shall be accompanied by
application for retitle under such the new name.
CHAPTER 17B. MOTOR VEHICLE DRIVER'S LICENSE.
ARTICLE 2. ISSUANCE OF LICENSE, EXPIRATION AND RENEWAL.
§17B-2-13. Notice of change of address or name.
(a) Whenever any person after applying for or receiving a
driver's license moves from the address named in such the
application or in the license issued to such the person, or when
the name of a licensee is changed by marriage or otherwise, such
the person shall within twenty days thereafter notify the
division in writing of the old and new addresses or of such the
former and new names and of the number of any license then held
by such the person on the forms prescribed by the division.
(b) Whenever any person, after applying for or receiving a
driver's license, is assigned a new address by the United States
postal service or other legally constituted authority, the person shall notify the division in writing of the old and new address
and of the number of any license held by the person. The
notification of change of address shall be made at least 20 days
prior to the final date on which mail with the old address is
deliverable by the United States postal service.
Note: The purpose of this bill is to provide for
notification of the Division of Motor Vehicles of a person's new
address when the address change is the result of a change
mandated by the United States Postal Service or other
governmental agency such as a county 911 agency.
Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken
from the present law, and underscoring indicates new language
that would be added.