§17A-3-2a. Registration of nonresident vehicles.

(a) A nonresident vehicle is not required to be registered pursuant to §17A-3-2 of this code: Provided , That a nonresident vehicle may be registered in this state and be issued a West Virginia registration plate upon payment of all applicable fees to the division. For purposes of this subsection, the receipt and verification requirements of §17A-3-3a of this code do not apply.

(b) For purposes of this section, “nonresident vehicle” means a vehicle titled in this state under the provisions of §17A-4-11 of this code, which is not intended to spend a majority of service time on West Virginia roads, owned by a business whose principal place of business is not in this state, that is not a common carrier, and that maintains a local, national, or international fleet of vehicles.

(c) Nothing in this section subjects a nonresident vehicle to the inspection requirement set forth in §17A-16-4 of this code. A nonresident vehicle is not domiciled in any county in this state, and nothing in this section requires the imposition of personal property taxes within this state pursuant to §11-5-1 et seq . of this code.

(d) The division may promulgate emergency rules pursuant to the provisions of §29A-3-15 of this code and may propose rules for legislative approval in accordance with the provisions of §29A-3-1 et seq . of this code to accomplish the provisions of this section.