West Virginia § 46-7-103 - 46-7-103. Relation of article to treaty or statute.
Full text of West Virginia West Virginia Code § 46-7-103 — 46-7-103. Relation of article to treaty or statute., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 46-7-103. 46-7-103. Relation of article to treaty or statute.
(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.
Source: official West Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 46-7-103 ("46-7-103. Relation of article to treaty or statute.") is part of the West Virginia Code, the codified statutory law of West Virginia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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