Law Governing Perfection and Priority

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This is Subpart 1 of the Code of Virginia, titled “Law Governing Perfection and Priority.” It is part of Part 3 “Perfection and Priority”, which is part of Title 8.9A “Commercial Code — Secured Transactions”.

It’s comprised of the following 9 sections.

§ 8.9A-301	Law governing perfection and priority of security interests
§ 8.9A-302	Law governing perfection and priority of agricultural liens
§ 8.9A-303	Law governing perfection and priority of security interests in goods covered by a certificate of title
§ 8.9A-304	Law governing perfection and priority of security interests in deposit accounts
§ 8.9A-305	Law governing perfection and priority of security interests in investment property
§ 8.9A-306	Law governing perfection and priority of security interests in letter-of-credit rights
§ 8.9A-306.1	Law governing perfection and priority of security interests in chattel paper
§ 8.9A-306.2	Law governing perfection and priority of security interests in controllable accounts, controllable electronic records, and controllable payment intangibles
§ 8.9A-307	Location of debtor