West Virginia Code § 46A-8-101

Time of becoming operative; provisions for transition; enforceability of
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prior transactions; applicability and effective dates of amendments.
NOTE: West Virginia Code §46A-8-101 was amended by two bills passed during the 2021 Regular Session of the
Legislature. When two acts of the Legislature amend the same section of the Code without express recognition
in the bill of the action of the other bill, the Legislative Manager makes no determination as to the appropriate,
legal effect of the two acts. Therefore, BOTH versions of this section are set out below.
The later of the two acts, Senate Bill 401 (passed on April 6, 2021), amended West Virginia Code §46A-8-101 to
read as follows:
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, this chapter shall become operative at 12:01
a.m. on September 1, 1974.
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, in order to allow
sufficient time to prepare for the implementation and oaperation of this chapter and to act on
applications for licenses to make regulated consumer loans under this chapter as amended,
the provisions of §46A-4-1 et seq. of this code relatling to regulated consumer lenders, and
the provisions of §46A-7-1 et seq. of this code relating to their administration, shall, to the
extent necessary, become operative for such purposes at 12:01 a.m. on September 1, 1996.
(c) Transactions entered into before this chapter becomes operative and the rights, duties,
and interests flowing from them thereafter may be terminated, completed, consummated, or
enforced as required or permitted by any statute, rule of law, or other law amended,
repealed, or modified by this chapter as though the repeal, amendment, or modification had
not occurred, but this chapter applies to:
(1) Refinancings and consolidations made after this chapter becomes operative of consumer
credit sales, consume r leases, and consumer loans whenever made;
(2) Consumer credit sales or consumer loans made after this chapter becomes operative
pursuant to revolving charge accounts or revolving loan accounts entered into, arranged, or
contracted for before this chapter becomes operative; and
(3) All consumer credit transactions made before this chapter becomes operative insofar as
this chapter limits the remedies of creditors.
(d) Applicability. —
(1) The amendments made during the regular session of the Legislature, 2017, to §46A-2-105
of this code shall apply to consumer credit sales or consumer loans entered into on after the
effective date of those amendments. The amendments made during the regular session of
the Legislature, 2017, to §46A-2-128 and §46A-2-140 of this code, shall apply to all causes of
accruing on or after the effective date of those amendments. The amendments made during
the regular session of the Legislature, 2017, to §46A-2-122 and §46A-5-108 of this code shall
apply to all causes of action filed on or after the effective date of those amendments.
(2) The amendments made during the regular session of the Legislature, 2021, to
§46A-5-104, §46A-5-108, §46A-5-109, §46A-6-105, and §46A-6-106 of this code shall apply to
all causes of action filed on or after the effective date of those amendments.
The earlier act, Senate Bill 5 (passed on March 18, 2021) amended West Virginia Code §46A-8-101 to read as
follows:
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, this chapter became operative at 12:01 a.m.
on September 1, 1974.
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, in order to allow
sufficient time to prepare for the implementation and operation of this chapter and to act on
applications for licenses to make regulated consumer loans under this chapter, as amended,
the provisions of §46A-4-1 et seq. of this code relating ato regulated consumer lenders, and
the provisions of §46A-7-4 of this code relating to their administration, shall, to the extent
necessary, became operative for such purposes at 1l2:01 a.m. on September 1, 1996.
(c) Transactions entered into before this chapter becomes operative and the rights, duties,
and interests flowing from them thereafter may be terminated, completed, consummated, or
enforced as required or permitted by any statute, rule of law, or other law amended,
repealed, or modified by this chapter as though the repeal, amendment, or modification had
not occurred, but this chapter applies to:
(1) Refinancings and consolidations made after this chapter becomes operative of consumer
credit sales, consumer lLeases, and consumer loans whenever made;
(2) Consumer credit sales or consumer loans made after this chapter becomes operative
pursuant to revolving charge accounts or revolving loan accounts entered into, arranged, or
contracted for before this chapter becomes operative; and
(3) WAll consumer credit transactions made before this chapter becomes operative insofar as
this chapter limits the remedies of creditors.
(d) Applicability. —
(1) The amendments made during the regular session of the Legislature, 2017, to §46A-2-105
of this code shall apply to consumer credit sales or consumer loans entered into on after the
effective date of those amendments. The amendments made during the regular session of
the Legislature, 2017, to §46A-2-128 and §46A-2-140 of this code, shall apply to all causes of
accruing on or after the effective date of those amendments. The amendments made during
the regular session of the Legislature, 2017, to §46A-2-122 and §46A-5-108 of this code shall
apply to all causes of action filed on or after the effective date of those amendments.
(2) The amendments made during the regular session of the Legislature, 2021, to
§46A-5-104, §46A-5-108, §46A-5-109, and §46A-6-106 of this code shall apply to all causes of
action filed on or after the effective date of those amendments.

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