# W. Va. Code § 46-7-103: Relation of article to treaty or statute

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C46_A7_S103

## Section

- **Citation:** W. Va. Code § 46-7-103
- **Heading:** Relation of article to treaty or statute
- **Jurisdiction:** West Virginia
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** WV Code / Chapter 46 / Article 7 / Section 103

## Text

(a) This article is subject to any treaty or statute of the United States or regulatory statute of this state to the extent the treaty, statute or regulatory statute is applicable.

(b) This article does not modify or repeal any law prescribing the form or content of a document of title or the services or facilities to be afforded by a bailee, or otherwise regulating a bailee's business in respects not specifically treated in this article. However, violation of such a law does not affect the status of a document of title that otherwise is within the definition of a document of title.

(c) This [act] modifies, limits, and supersedes the federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act (15 U.S.C. Section 7001, et. seq.) but does not modify, limit, or supersede Section 101(c) of that act (15 U.S.C. Section 7001(c)) or authorize electronic delivery of any of the notices described in Section 103(b) of that act (15 U.S.C. Section 7003(b)).

(d) To the extent there is a conflict between article one, chapter thirty-nine A and this article, this article governs.

## Nearby sections

- [W. Va. Code § 46-7-101 §46-7-101. Short title.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C46_A7_S101.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 46-7-102 §46-7-102. Definitions and index of definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C46_A7_S102.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 46-7-103 §46-7-103. Relation of article to treaty or statute.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C46_A7_S103.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 46-7-104 §46-7-104. Negotiable and nonnegotiable document of title.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C46_A7_S104.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 46-7-105 §46-7-105. Reissuance in alternative medium.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C46_A7_S105.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 46-7-106 §46-7-106. Control of electronic document of title.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C46_A7_S106.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 46-7-201 §46-7-201. Person that may issue a warehouse receipt; storage under bond.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C46_A7_S201.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 46-7-202 §46-7-202. Form of warehouse receipt; effect of omission.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C46_A7_S202.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 46-7-203 §46-7-203. Liability for nonreceipt or misdescription.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C46_A7_S203.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 46-7-204 §46-7-204. Duty of care; contractual limitation of warehouse's liability.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C46_A7_S204.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 46-7-205 §46-7-205. Title under warehouse receipt defeated in certain cases.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C46_A7_S205.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 46-7-206 §46-7-206. Termination of storage at warehouse's option.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C46_A7_S206.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 46-7-207 §46-7-207. Goods must be kept separate; fungible goods.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C46_A7_S207.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 46-7-208 §46-7-208. Altered warehouse receipts.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C46_A7_S208.md)

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