West Virginia Motor Vehicle Power of Attorney Form

West Virginia Vehicle Power of Attorney Basics

A vehicle power of attorney involves two people, the owner who is called the principal and the person the owner chooses, who is the agent or attorney-in-fact. Owners often cannot handle a vehicle matter in person, for example when they are out of town. Naming someone you trust to run vehicle deals on your behalf solves that.

Once you complete and certify the power of attorney form correctly, the designated agent will have the required authority to proceed to action.

The FormsPal template collects:

• The owner's name, address and phone number
• The vehicle's year, make, body style and identification, hull or serial number
• The agent's name, address and phone number
• The signing date and the owner's signature

West Virginia Vehicle POA Essentials

Here is what to know before you fill in the template. In West Virginia, the POA matters are regulated by §39B-3-101 and §39B-3-102 of the state Code. Below are mandatory essentials that one should consider when generating the form.

• A vehicle POA form grants powers regarding transport property and its management only.
• Unless you provide any instructions, the document becomes durable. The only legal reasons for withdrawing the record is sound revocation by the owner or their death.
• The proprietor may empower one agent and a co-agent (or a successor attorney-in-fact) for backup.
• Under the West Virginia Department of Transportation requirements, a vehicle POA (or else, DMV-9-TR Form) demands compulsory notarization.

West Virginia Motor Vehicle Power of Attorney Form Details

The table below lists the basics of the FormsPal template, including the document name, the state form name and the time it takes to fill out. The table also covers the number of fillable fields, the file format and a link to the West Virginia Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV).

How to Fill Out the West Virginia Motor Vehicle Power of Attorney Form

The steps below follow the FormsPal template this page hands out, in the same order as the sections on the form. FormsPal can generate the template for you and let you download it as an Adobe PDF. Keep the owner's contact details, the vehicle's identification number and the agent's details nearby before you start.

The screenshots under each step show the FormsPal West Virginia Motor Vehicle Power of Attorney template filled with sample entries in blue, so you can see where each answer goes. The names, addresses, dates and amounts are examples only.

1. Owner's name and street address. After "I," type the full name of the buyer, seller or legal owner. Then add the street address after "of".
   

   

2. Owner's city, state, ZIP code and phone number. On the next line, enter the owner's city, state, ZIP code and phone number.

   

3. Motor vehicle, trailer or boat information. Enter the year built, make, body style and the vehicle identification, hull or serial number. Use the vehicle identification number for a car or trailer and the hull serial number for a boat. Then type the appointed agent's name.
   

   

4. Appointed agent's address. Enter the agent's street address, city, state and ZIP code.
   

   

5. Appointed agent's phone number. On the line before "as my agent," enter the agent's phone number.

   

6. Day, month and year of signing. In the closing sentence, fill in the day, month and the last digits of the year.

   

7. Signature of owner and date. The owner signs on the (X) line and enters the date beside it.
   

   

How to Sign and Use the West Virginia Motor Vehicle Power of Attorney

After you fill in the form, a few steps remain, including checking the entries, handling the notarization described below, and keeping copies of the finished form. The steps below take you through each one in order.

1. Check the entries
   Read the finished form carefully once and look for any blank fields or typographical errors.
2. Ensure Notarization
   39B-3-102 of the West Virginia Code demands that any transport POA forms be certified by a notary public. Failure to do this is contrary to the demands of the state and renders the form incomplete and invalid. Provide the paper for the specialist to authorize and collect their signature and stamp.
3. Keep copies
   Keep a signed copy of the finished form for your personal records and provide your agent with an additional copy.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is a West Virginia vehicle power of attorney used for?

It lets an owner name a trusted person to handle vehicle matters, such as registration, title paperwork and a sale, when the owner cannot do it in person. The person the owner names is the agent.

What information do I need before I start?

Have the owner's name, address and phone number ready, along with the vehicle's year, make, body style and identification, hull or serial number. You also need the agent's name, address and phone number.

Can I fill out the form online?

Yes. Select Create My Document at the top of this page and answer a few questions. When you finish, download Adobe PDF files of the finished form.

Can I fill in the downloaded PDF on my computer?

Yes. Open the PDF in Adobe Acrobat or another PDF reader and type into the fields, or use the FormsPal PDF editor to fill in, edit and sign it.

Where can I find other West Virginia power of attorney forms?

Our guide lists the other West Virginia POA documents you can fill out.

General information, not legal or tax advice.

Mara Erlach

Writer & Attorney

Mara has been practicing estate planning and trust law in California since 2003, taking pride in helping clients of all backgrounds and asset profiles form a complete and customized estate plan. Her specialties are: estate planning, wills and trusts, trust and probate administration.