{"id":377195,"date":"2017-11-01T16:37:32","date_gmt":"2017-11-01T21:37:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.findlaw-admin.com\/ability-law\/state\/west-virginia-law\/west-virginia-consumer-laws.html"},"modified":"2017-11-01T16:52:54","modified_gmt":"2017-11-01T21:52:54","slug":"west-virginia-consumer-laws","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.findlaw.com\/state\/west-virginia-law\/west-virginia-consumer-laws.html","title":{"rendered":"West Virginia Consumer Laws"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 fl-sectionWithSidebar fl-container fl-flex fl-flex-wrap fl-gap30\">\n    \n    <div class=\"fl-page-articles fl-section-main fl-section-main-full-width\">\n        <div\n    data-testid=\"fl-general-title\"\n    class=\"fl-general-title fl-flex fl-gap20 fl-items-end\"\n>\n    <div class=\"fl-general-title-heading fl-flex fl-flex-column\">\n        <h1\n            class=\"fl-h1 fl-general-title-title fl-no-spacing\"\n            data-testid=\"fl-general-title-title\"\n        >\n            West Virginia Consumer Laws\n        <\/h1>\n        <p\n            class=\"fl-general-title-description fl-text-xl fl-no-margin\"\n            data-testid=\"fl-general-title-description\"\n        >\n            All states, including West Virginia, have laws that protect the interests of consumers by regulating certain business activities and prosecuting crimes such as identity theft that target consumers.\n        <\/p>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<section class=\"fl-gutenberg-byline\">\n    <div class=\"fl-gutenberg-byline-content\">\n                    <p><i>Created by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.findlaw.com\/company\/our-team.html\">FindLaw&#8217;s team<\/a> of legal writers and editors<\/i><\/p>\n\n                | Last updated\n        <time>\n                            November 01, 2017\n                    <\/time>\n    <\/div>\n\n    \n    <details class=\"fl-gutenberg-byline-toggle fl-gutenberg-byline-legally-reviewed\">\n        <summary>\n            <i class=\"fl-gutenberg-byline-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n            Legally Reviewed\n        <\/summary>\n\n        <div class=\"fl-gutenberg-byline-toggle-content\">\n            <p><em>This article has been written and reviewed for legal accuracy, clarity, and style by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.findlaw.com\/company\/our-team.html\">FindLaw\u2019s team of legal writers and attorneys<\/a> and in accordance with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.findlaw.com\/company\/company-history\/editorial-policy.html\">our editorial standards<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\n    <\/details>\n\n    <details class=\"fl-gutenberg-byline-toggle fl-gutenberg-byline-fast-checked\">\n        <summary>\n            <i class=\"fl-gutenberg-byline-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n            Fact-Checked\n        <\/summary>\n\n        <div class=\"fl-gutenberg-byline-toggle-content\">\n            <p><em>The last updated date refers to the last time this article was reviewed by FindLaw or one of our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.findlaw.com\/company\/our-team\/contributing-authors.html\">contributing authors<\/a>. We make every effort to keep our articles updated. For information regarding a specific legal issue affecting you, please <a href=\"https:\/\/lawyers.findlaw.com\/?fli=bylinelink\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">contact an attorney in your area<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\n    <\/details>\n<\/section>\n<p>FindLaw&#8217;s section on the consumer laws of West Virginia covers the state&#8217;s lemon law, which protects new car purchasers by requiring car dealers to refund or replace a newly purchased vehicle that fails to perform as advertised within the first year; laws regulating how businesses merge or otherwise work together in order to prevent trusts; and much more. Click on a link below to learn more about West Virginia consumer laws.<br>\r\n<\/p>\r\n\n<div class=\"categoryContainer container responsivegrid\">\n            <h2>Learn About West Virginia Consumer Laws<\/h2>\n    \n    <div class=\"grid category-container-grid\">\n            <div class=\"g-col-12 g-col-md-6\">\n        <ul class=\"nav-links fl-list-style-none fl-no-margin-horizontal\">\n                            <li>\n                    <h3>                                                    <a title=\"West&#x20;Virginia&#x20;Pyramid&#x20;and&#x20;Ponzi&#x20;Scheme&#x20;Laws\" href=\"https:\/\/www.findlaw.com\/state\/west-virginia-law\/west-virginia-pyramid-and-ponzi-schemes-laws.html?version=2\">\n                                West&#x20;Virginia&#x20;Pyramid&#x20;and&#x20;Ponzi&#x20;Scheme&#x20;Laws\n                            <\/a>\n                                            <\/h3>\n                    <p><p>Basics of West Virginia laws pertaining to pyramid schemes and Ponzi schemes, similar crimes involving fraudulent and unsustainable investment schemes.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n                                    <\/li>\n                            <li>\n                    <h3>                                                    <a title=\"West&#x20;Virginia&#x20;Antitrust&#x20;Laws\" href=\"https:\/\/www.findlaw.com\/state\/west-virginia-law\/west-virginia-antitrust-laws.html\">\n                                West&#x20;Virginia&#x20;Antitrust&#x20;Laws\n                            <\/a>\n                                            <\/h3>\n                    <p><p>Summary of West Virginia&#8217;s antitrust law, which protects consumers by preventing mergers and other such combinations that are intended to eliminate competition.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n                                    <\/li>\n                            <li>\n                    <h3>                                                    <a title=\"West&#x20;Virginia&#x20;Lemon&#x20;Laws\" href=\"https:\/\/www.findlaw.com\/state\/west-virginia-law\/west-virginia-lemon-laws.html\">\n                                West&#x20;Virginia&#x20;Lemon&#x20;Laws\n                            <\/a>\n                                            <\/h3>\n                    <p><p>What new car consumers need to know about West Virginia&#8217;s lemon law, which requires auto dealers to replace or refund the cost of new cars that have major defects.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n                                    <\/li>\n                    <\/ul>\n    <\/div>\n            <div class=\"g-col-12 g-col-md-6\">\n        <ul class=\"nav-links fl-list-style-none fl-no-margin-horizontal\">\n                            <li>\n                    <h3>                                                    <a title=\"West&#x20;Virginia&#x20;Deceptive&#x20;Trade&#x20;Practices&#x20;Law\" href=\"https:\/\/www.findlaw.com\/state\/west-virginia-law\/west-virginia-deceptive-trade-practices-laws.html\">\n                                West&#x20;Virginia&#x20;Deceptive&#x20;Trade&#x20;Practices&#x20;Law\n                            <\/a>\n                                            <\/h3>\n                    <p><p>Overview of West Virginia&#8217;s law prohibiting businesses from engaging in certain deceptive trade practices, such as false advertising and tampering with an odometer. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n                                    <\/li>\n                            <li>\n                    <h3>                                                    <a title=\"West&#x20;Virginia&#x20;Telemarketing&#x20;Fraud&#x20;Laws\" href=\"https:\/\/www.findlaw.com\/state\/west-virginia-law\/west-virginia-telemarketing-fraud-laws.html\">\n                                West&#x20;Virginia&#x20;Telemarketing&#x20;Fraud&#x20;Laws\n                            <\/a>\n                                            <\/h3>\n                    <p><p>General overview of West Virginia&#8217;s law prohibiting the act of telemarketing fraud, which involves the use of cold-calling to make false or misleading pitches.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n                                    <\/li>\n                            <li>\n                    <h3>                                                    <a title=\"West&#x20;Virginia&#x20;Identity&#x20;Theft&#x20;Laws\" href=\"https:\/\/www.findlaw.com\/state\/west-virginia-law\/west-virginia-identity-theft-laws.html\">\n                                West&#x20;Virginia&#x20;Identity&#x20;Theft&#x20;Laws\n                            <\/a>\n                                            <\/h3>\n                    <p><p>Summary of West Virginia&#8217;s laws regarding the crime of identity theft, in which someone uses the identity of another in order to open fraudulent accounts.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n                                    <\/li>\n                    <\/ul>\n    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n    <div id=\"fl-content-list-container\"\n        class=\"fl-flex fl-flex-column 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