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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>378489</law_id><section_number>8.9A-701</section_number><catch_line>Effective date</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2026/" slug="2026" current="TRUE" last_updated="2026-08-02">2026</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="30" identifier="8.9A">Commercial Code &#x2014; Secured Transactions</unit><unit label="part" level="2" order_by="7" identifier="7">Transition</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>This title takes effect on July 1, 2001.</p></section></text><history>2000, c. 1007.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
