# W. Va. Code § 46-7-106: Control of electronic document of title

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C46_A7_S106

## Section

- **Citation:** W. Va. Code § 46-7-106
- **Heading:** Control of electronic document of title
- **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 106

## Text

(a) A person has control of an electronic document of title if a system employed for evidencing the transfer of interests in the electronic document reliably establishes that person as the person to which the electronic document was issued or transferred.

(b) A system satisfies subsection (a), and a person is deemed to have control of an electronic document of title, if the document is created, stored, and assigned in such a manner that:

(1) A single authoritative copy of the document exists which is unique, identifiable, and, except as otherwise provided in paragraphs (4), (5), and (6), unalterable;

(2) The authoritative copy identifies the person asserting control as:

(A) The person to which the document was issued; or

(B) If the authoritative copy indicates that the document has been transferred, the person to which the document was most recently transferred;

(3) The authoritative copy is communicated to and maintained by the person asserting control or its designated custodian;

(4) Copies or amendments that add or change an identified assignee of the authoritative copy can be made only with the consent of the person asserting control;

(5) Each copy of the authoritative copy and any copy of a copy is readily identifiable as a copy that is not the authoritative copy; and

(6) Any amendment of the authoritative copy is readily identifiable as authorized or unauthorized.

## 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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