Short Title and General Matters

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This is Part 1 of the Code of Virginia, titled “Short Title and General Matters.” It is part of Title 8.8A “Commercial Code — Investment Securities”.

It’s comprised of the following 16 sections.

§ 8.8A-101	Short title
§ 8.8A-102	Definitions
§ 8.8A-103	Rules for determining whether certain obligations and interests are securities or financial assets
§ 8.8A-104	Acquisition of security or financial asset or interest therein
§ 8.8A-105	Notice of adverse claim
§ 8.8A-106	Control
§ 8.8A-107	Whether endorsement, instruction or entitlement order is effective
§ 8.8A-108	Warranties in direct holding
§ 8.8A-109	Warranties in indirect holding
§ 8.8A-110	Applicability; choice of law
§ 8.8A-111	Clearing corporation rules
§ 8.8A-112	Creditor's legal process
§ 8.8A-113	Statute of frauds inapplicable
§ 8.8A-114	Evidentiary rules concerning certificated securities
§ 8.8A-115	Securities intermediary and others not liable to adverse claimant
§ 8.8A-116	Securities intermediary as purchaser for value