§46B-1-1. Short Title

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "West Virginia Consumer Goods Rental Protection Act".

§46B-1-2. Scope

This chapter applies to any transaction, regardless of form, which creates a rental agreement for the rental of consumer goods, unless such transaction is specifically exempted from the application of this chapter by an express provision contained herein.

§46B-1-3. Applicability of the Law of This State

With respect to consumer goods rented to a resident of this state under a rent-to-own agreement, compliance and the effect of compliance or noncompliance with the provisions of this chapter are governed by the law of this state.

§46B-1-4. Legislative Purpose and Intent

The underlying purposes and intent of this chapter are as follows: (1) To simplify and clarify the law governing contracts for the rental of consumer goods;

§46B-1-5. General Definitions

The following words and phrases, when used in this chapter, shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them in this section, unless the context in which such words or phrases are used elsewhere in this chapter clearly requires a different meaning: (1) "Agricultural purpose" means a purpose related to the production, harvest, exhibition, marketing, transportation, […]