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(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 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 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completed, consummated, or enforced as required or permitted by any statute, rule of law, or other law amended, repealed, or modified by this chapter as though the repeal, amendment, or modification had not occurred, but this chapter applies to: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, consumer 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.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - West Virginia Code Chapter 46A. West Virginia Consumer Credit and Protection Act § 46A-8-101. Time of becoming operative; provisions for transition; enforceability of prior transactions; applicability and effective dates of amendments - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/wv/chapter-46a-west-virginia-consumer-credit-and-protection-act/wv-code-sect-46a-8-101/
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