West Virginia legislation · 2026 Regular Session
West Virginia SB970: Exempting volunteer fire departments from raffle regulations
Status: Signed into law, April 1, 2026
What the bill says
An act to amend and reenact §17A-6-1 and §17A-6-1a of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to exempting volunteer fire departments and part-time volunteer fire departments from certain regulations relating to the in-person and online raffle of vehicles; and providing that volunteer fire departments and part-volunteer fire departments with valid raffle license that raffle fewer than certain number of vehicles per month are not considered unlicensed dealers or automobile brokers. §17A-6-1. Definitions. (a) Unless the context in which used clearly requires a different meaning, as.
From the enrolled text, March 12, 2026:
AN ACT to amend and reenact §17A-6-1 and §17A-6-1a of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to exempting volunteer fire departments and part-time volunteer fire departments from certain regulations relating to the in-person and online raffle of vehicles; and providing that volunteer fire departments and part-volunteer fire departments with valid raffle license that raffle fewer than certain number of vehicles per month are not considered unlicensed dealers or automobile brokers. §17A-6-1. Definitions. (a) Unless the context in which used clearly requires a different meaning, as used in this article: (1) "New motor vehicle dealer" means every person (other than agents and employees, if any, while acting within the scope of their authority or employment), engaged in, or held out to the public to be engaged in, the business in this state of selling five or more new motor vehicles or new and used motor vehicles in any fiscal year of a type required to be registered under the provisions of this chapter, except, for the purposes of this article only, motorcycles. (2) "Used motor vehicle dealer" means every person (other than agents and employees, if any, while acting within the scope of their authority or employment), engaged in, or held out to the public to be engaged in, the business in this state of selling 10 or …