No dealer in new or used automobiles shall sell, lease, transfer or trade, at retail, any passenger automobile which is manufactured after January 1, 1965, unless such vehicle is equipped with safety seat belts for the front seat, which seat belts shall meet the standards set and approved by the Society of Automotive Engineers, Inc.
W. Va. Code § 17C-15-43
Vehicles to be equipped with safety belts
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case 182 W. Va. 334 - Wright v. Hanley (1989)
Most recently applied in Setser v. Browning (December 2003)
Official source: West Virginia Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain West Virginia statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.