Code of Virginia (Last Updated:July 28, 2020) |
TITLE 8.9A. Commercial Code - Secured Transactions |
PART 3. Perfection and Priority |
SECTION 8.9A-314. Perfection by control |
(a) Perfection by control. A security interest in investment property, deposit accounts, letter-of-credit rights, electronic chattel paper, or electronic documents may be perfected by control of the collateral under §§ 8.7-106 , 8.7-106 , 8.7-106 , 8.7-106 or § 8.7-106 . (b) Specified collateral; time of perfection by control; continuation of perfection. A security interest in deposit accounts, electronic chattel paper, letter-of-credit rights, or electronic documents is perfected by control under §§ 8.7-106 , 8.7-106 , 8.7-106 or § 8.7-106 when the secured party obtains control and remains perfected by control only while the secured party retains control. (c) Investment property; time of perfection by control; continuation of perfection. A security interest in investment property is perfected by control under § 8.7-106 from the time the secured party obtains control and remains perfected by control until: (1) the secured party does not have control; and (2) one of the following occurs: (A) if the collateral is a certificated security, the debtor has or acquires possession of the security certificate; (B) if the collateral is an uncertificated security, the issuer has registered or registers the debtor as the registered owner; or (C) if the collateral is a security entitlement, the debtor is or becomes the entitlement holder. 1996, c. 8.7-106 , § 8.9-115; 2000, c. 8.7-106 ; 2004, c. 8.7-106 . |