{"formats":[{"name":"JSON","format":"json","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-json\/29.1-733.29.json"},{"name":"Plain Text","format":"text","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-text\/29.1-733.29.txt"},{"name":"XML","format":"xml","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-xml\/29.1-733.29.xml"},{"name":"HTML","format":"html","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-html\/29.1-733.29.html"}],"law_id":66326,"edition_id":1,"section_id":66326,"structure_id":13228,"section_number":"29.1-733.29","catch_line":"Savings clause","history":"2013, c. 787.","full_text":"A\n\nThe rights, duties, and interests flowing from a transaction, certificate of title, or record shall remain valid on and after July 1, 2014, if the transaction, certificate of title, or record:1\n\nRelates to a watercraft;2\n\nWas validly entered into or created before July 1, 2014; and3\n\nWould be subject to this article if it had been entered into or created on or after July 1, 2014.B\n\nThis article does not affect an action or proceeding commenced before July 1, 2014.C\n\nExcept as otherwise provided in subsection D, a security interest that is enforceable immediately before July 1, 2014, and would have priority over the rights of a person that becomes a lien creditor at that time is a perfected security interest under this article.D\n\nA security interest perfected immediately before July 1, 2014, remains perfected until the earlier of:1\n\nThe time perfection would have ceased under the law under which the security interest was perfected; or2\n\nThree years after July 1, 2014.E\n\nThis article does not affect the priority of a security interest in a watercraft if immediately before July 1, 2014, the security interest is enforceable and perfected, and that priority is established.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":240817,"text":"The rights, duties, and interests flowing from a transaction, certificate of title, or record shall remain valid on and after July 1, 2014, if the transaction, certificate of title, or 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The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?131+ful+CHAP0787\">787<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year.<\/p>","references":[{"id":72201,"section_number":"29.1-733.15","catch_line":"Perfection of security interest","order_by":null,"url":"\/29.1-733.15\/"},{"id":83150,"section_number":"29.1-733.3","catch_line":"Applicability","order_by":null,"url":"\/29.1-733.3\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":193609,"object_type":"law","relational_id":66326,"identifier":"29.1-733.29","token":"29.1\/7\/2.1\/29.1-733.29","url":"\/29.1-733.29\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/29.1-733.29\/","token":"29.1\/7\/2.1\/29.1-733.29","dublin_core":{"Title":"Savings clause","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 29.1-733.29","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">A.<\/span> The rights, duties, and interests flowing from a transaction, <span class=\"dictionary\">certificate of title<\/span>, or <span class=\"dictionary\">record<\/span> shall remain valid on and after July 1, 2014, if the transaction, <span class=\"dictionary\">certificate of title<\/span>, or <span class=\"dictionary\">record<\/span>: <a id=\"paragraph-240817\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/29.1-733.29\/#A\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A1\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">1.<\/span> Relates to a <span class=\"dictionary\">watercraft<\/span>; <a id=\"paragraph-240818\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/29.1-733.29\/#A1\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A2\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">2.<\/span> Was validly entered into or created before July 1, 2014; and <a id=\"paragraph-240819\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/29.1-733.29\/#A2\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A3\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">3.<\/span> Would be subject to this article if it had been entered into or created on or after July 1, 2014. <a id=\"paragraph-240820\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/29.1-733.29\/#A3\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"B\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">B.<\/span> This article does not affect an action or proceeding commenced before July 1, 2014. <a id=\"paragraph-240821\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/29.1-733.29\/#B\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"C\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">C.<\/span> Except as otherwise provided in subsection D, a <span class=\"dictionary\">security interest<\/span> that is enforceable immediately before July 1, 2014, and would have priority over the rights of a <span class=\"dictionary\">person<\/span> that becomes a <span class=\"dictionary\">lien<\/span> <span class=\"dictionary\">creditor<\/span> at that time is a perfected <span class=\"dictionary\">security interest<\/span> under this article. <a id=\"paragraph-240822\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/29.1-733.29\/#C\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"D\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">D.<\/span> A <span class=\"dictionary\">security interest<\/span> perfected immediately before July 1, 2014, remains perfected until the earlier of: <a id=\"paragraph-240823\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/29.1-733.29\/#D\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"D1\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">1.<\/span> The time perfection would have ceased under the <span class=\"dictionary\">law<\/span> under which the <span class=\"dictionary\">security interest<\/span> was perfected; or <a id=\"paragraph-240824\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/29.1-733.29\/#D1\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"D2\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">2.<\/span> Three years after July 1, 2014. <a id=\"paragraph-240825\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/29.1-733.29\/#D2\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"E\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">E.<\/span> This article does not affect the priority of a <span class=\"dictionary\">security interest<\/span> in a <span class=\"dictionary\">watercraft<\/span> if immediately before July 1, 2014, the <span class=\"dictionary\">security interest<\/span> is enforceable and perfected, and that priority is established. <a id=\"paragraph-240826\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/29.1-733.29\/#E\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSAVINGS CLAUSE (\u00a7 29.1-733.29)\n\nA. The rights, duties, and interests flowing from a transaction, certificate of\ntitle, or record shall remain valid on and after July 1, 2014, if the\ntransaction, certificate of title, or record:\n\n   1. Relates to a watercraft;\n\n   2. Was validly entered into or created before July 1, 2014; and\n\n   3. Would be subject to this article if it had been entered into or created on\n   or after July 1, 2014.\n\nB. This article does not affect an action or proceeding commenced before July 1,\n2014.\n\nC. Except as otherwise provided in subsection D, a security interest that is\nenforceable immediately before July 1, 2014, and would have priority over the\nrights of a person that becomes a lien creditor at that time is a perfected\nsecurity interest under this article.\n\nD. A security interest perfected immediately before July 1, 2014, remains\nperfected until the earlier of:\n\n   1. The time perfection would have ceased under the law under which the\n   security interest was perfected; or\n\n   2. Three years after July 1, 2014.\n\nE. This article does not affect the priority of a security interest in a\nwatercraft if immediately before July 1, 2014, the security interest is\nenforceable and perfected, and that priority is established.\n\nHISTORY: 2013, c. 787.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}