# W. Va. Code § 46-7-105: Reissuance in alternative medium

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C46_A7_S105

## Section

- **Citation:** W. Va. Code § 46-7-105
- **Heading:** Reissuance in alternative medium
- **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 105

## Text

(a) Upon request of a person entitled under an electronic document of title, the issuer of the electronic document may issue a tangible document of title as a substitute for the electronic document if:

(1) The person entitled under the electronic document surrenders control of the document to the issuer; and

(2) The tangible document when issued contains a statement that it is issued in substitution for the electronic document.

(b) Upon issuance of a tangible document of title in substitution for an electronic document of title in accordance with subsection (a):

(1) The electronic document ceases to have any effect or validity; and

(2) The person that procured issuance of the tangible document warrants to all subsequent persons entitled under the tangible document that the warrantor was a person entitled under the electronic document when the warrantor surrendered control of the electronic document to the issuer.

(c) Upon request of a person entitled under a tangible document of title, the issuer of the tangible document may issue an electronic document of title as a substitute for the tangible document if:

(1) The person entitled under the tangible document surrenders possession of the document to the issuer; and

(2) The electronic document when issued contains a statement that it is issued in substitution for the tangible document.

(d) Upon issuance of an electronic document of title in substitution for a tangible document of title in accordance with subsection (c):

(1) The tangible document ceases to have any effect or validity; and

(2) The person that procured issuance of the electronic document warrants to all subsequent persons entitled under the electronic document that the warrantor was a person entitled under the tangible document when the warrantor surrendered possession of the tangible document to the issuer.

## 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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