West Virginia Code § 46-9-619

Transfer of record or legal title
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(a) "Transfer statement." In this section, "transfer statement" means a record authenticated
by a secured party stating:
(1) That the debtor has defaulted in connection with an obligation secured by specified
collateral;
(2) That the secured party has exercised its post-default remedies with respect to the
collateral;
(3) That, by reason of the exercise, a transferee has acquired the rights of the debtor in the
collateral; and
(4) The name and mailing address of the secured partya, debtor and transferee.
(b) Effect of transfer statement. A transfer statement entitles the transferee to the transfer
of record of all rights of the debtor in the collateral specified in the statement in any official
filing, recording, registration or certificate-of-title system covering the collateral. If a
transfer statement is presented with the applicable fee and request form to the official or
office responsible for maintaining the system, the official or office shall:
(1) Accept the transfer statement;
(2) Promptly amend its records to reflect the transfer; and
(3) If applicable, issue a new appropriate certificate of title in the name of the transferee.
(c) Transfer not a disposition; no relief of secured party's duties. A transfer of the record or
legal title to collateral to a secured party under subsection (b) of this section or otherwise is
not of itself a disposition of collateral under this article and does not of itself relieve the
secWured party of its duties under this article.

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