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In such cases, the owner shall file an application with the Department on a form furnished for that purpose, setting forth the security interests and whatever additional information the Department may deem necessary. If satisfied that it is proper for the security interest to be recorded, when the certificate of title covering the motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer, is surrendered, the Department shall issue a new certificate of title, showing security interests in the order of their priority according to the date of the filing of the application. For the purpose of recording a subsequent security interest, the Commissioner may require any secured party to deliver to him the certificate of title. The new certificate shall be sent or delivered to the secured party from whom the prior certificate was obtained. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a security interest in a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer which is inventory held for sale shall be perfected only as provided in \u00a7\u00a7 8.9A-301 through 8.9A-527.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":204340,"text":"Security interests, other than those in inventory held for sale, in motor vehicles, trailers, or semitrailers created by the voluntary act of the owner after the original issue of a certificate of title to the owner must be shown on the certificate of title. In such cases, the owner shall file an application with the Department on a form furnished for that purpose, setting forth the security interests and whatever additional information the Department may deem necessary. If satisfied that it is proper for the security interest to be recorded, when the certificate of title covering the motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer, is surrendered, the Department shall issue a new certificate of title, showing security interests in the order of their priority according to the date of the filing of the application. For the purpose of recording a subsequent security interest, the Commissioner may require any secured party to deliver to him the certificate of title. The new certificate shall be sent or delivered to the secured party from whom the prior certificate was obtained. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a security interest in a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer which is inventory held for sale shall be perfected only as provided in \u00a7\u00a7 8.9A-301 through 8.9A-527.","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1}},"ancestry":[{"id":12956,"edition_id":1,"name":"Titling Vehicles","identifier":"2","label":"article","depth":4,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12879,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:04","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:04","permalink":{"id":227953,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12956,"identifier":"2","token":"46.2\/II\/6\/2","url":"\/46.2\/II\/6\/2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12879,"edition_id":1,"name":"Titling and Registration of Motor Vehicles","identifier":"6","label":"chapter","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12771,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:58","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:58","permalink":{"id":226923,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12879,"identifier":"6","token":"46.2\/II\/6","url":"\/46.2\/II\/6\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12771,"edition_id":1,"name":"Titling, Registration and Licensure","identifier":"II","label":"subtitle","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12770,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:52","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:52","permalink":{"id":225627,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12771,"identifier":"II","token":"46.2\/II","url":"\/46.2\/II\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12770,"edition_id":1,"name":"Motor Vehicles","identifier":"46.2","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:52","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:52","permalink":{"id":225289,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12770,"identifier":"46.2","token":"46.2","url":"\/46.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":83979,"structure_id":12956,"section_number":"46.2-616","catch_line":"Acquiring vehicle from vendor who does not have certificate of title","url":"\/46.2-616\/","token":"46.2\/II\/6\/2\/46.2-616","metadata":false},{"id":86372,"structure_id":12956,"section_number":"46.2-617","catch_line":"Sale of vehicle without certificate of title","url":"\/46.2-617\/","token":"46.2\/II\/6\/2\/46.2-617","metadata":false},{"id":60178,"structure_id":12956,"section_number":"46.2-618","catch_line":"When unlawful to have in possession certificate of title issued to another; 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It has been modified 4 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1958, chapter 541; in 1966, chapter 558; in 1989, chapter 727; in 2006, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?061+ful+CHAP0896\">896<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":54656,"section_number":"46.2-1606","catch_line":"Certificates of title issued by other states; nonnegotiable titles","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1606\/"},{"id":61885,"section_number":"54.1-4005","catch_line":"Sale of goods pawned","order_by":null,"url":"\/54.1-4005\/"},{"id":67183,"section_number":"6.2-2215","catch_line":"Required and prohibited business methods","order_by":null,"url":"\/6.2-2215\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":70455,"section_number":"8.9A-301","catch_line":"Law governing perfection and priority of security interests","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.9A-301\/"},{"id":83446,"section_number":"8.9A-527","catch_line":"Duty to report","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.9A-527\/"}],"permalink":{"id":228063,"object_type":"law","relational_id":55770,"identifier":"46.2-637","token":"46.2\/II\/6\/2\/46.2-637","url":"\/46.2-637\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/46.2-637\/","token":"46.2\/II\/6\/2\/46.2-637","dublin_core":{"Title":"Security interests subsequently created","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 46.2-637","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>Security interests, other than those in inventory held for sale, in <span class=\"dictionary\">motor vehicles<\/span>, <span class=\"dictionary\">trailers<\/span>, or <span class=\"dictionary\">semitrailers<\/span> created by the voluntary act of the <span class=\"dictionary\">owner<\/span> after the original <span class=\"dictionary\">issue<\/span> of a certificate of title to the <span class=\"dictionary\">owner<\/span> must be shown on the certificate of title. In such cases, the <span class=\"dictionary\">owner<\/span> shall file an application with the <span class=\"dictionary\">Department<\/span> on a form furnished for that purpose, setting forth the security interests and whatever additional information the <span class=\"dictionary\">Department<\/span> may deem necessary. If satisfied that it is proper for the security interest to be recorded, when the certificate of title covering the <span class=\"dictionary\">motor vehicle<\/span>, <span class=\"dictionary\">trailer<\/span>, or <span class=\"dictionary\">semitrailer<\/span>, is surrendered, the <span class=\"dictionary\">Department<\/span> shall <span class=\"dictionary\">issue<\/span> a new certificate of title, showing security interests in the <span class=\"dictionary\">order<\/span> of their priority according to the date of the filing of the application. For the purpose of recording a subsequent security interest, the <span class=\"dictionary\">Commissioner<\/span> may require any secured <span class=\"dictionary\">party<\/span> to deliver to him the certificate of title. The new certificate shall be sent or delivered to the secured <span class=\"dictionary\">party<\/span> from whom the prior certificate was obtained. Notwithstanding any other provision of <span class=\"dictionary\">law<\/span>, a security interest in a <span class=\"dictionary\">motor vehicle<\/span>, <span class=\"dictionary\">trailer<\/span>, or <span class=\"dictionary\">semitrailer<\/span> which is inventory held for sale shall be perfected only as provided in \u00a7\u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Law governing perfection and priority of security interests\" href=\"\/8.9A-301\/\">8.9A-301<\/a> through <a class=\"law\" title=\"Duty to report\" href=\"\/8.9A-527\/\">8.9A-527<\/a>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSECURITY INTERESTS SUBSEQUENTLY CREATED (\u00a7 46.2-637)\n\nSecurity interests, other than those in inventory held for sale, in motor\nvehicles, trailers, or semitrailers created by the voluntary act of the owner\nafter the original issue of a certificate of title to the owner must be shown on\nthe certificate of title. In such cases, the owner shall file an application\nwith the Department on a form furnished for that purpose, setting forth the\nsecurity interests and whatever additional information the Department may deem\nnecessary. If satisfied that it is proper for the security interest to be\nrecorded, when the certificate of title covering the motor vehicle, trailer, or\nsemitrailer, is surrendered, the Department shall issue a new certificate of\ntitle, showing security interests in the order of their priority according to\nthe date of the filing of the application. For the purpose of recording a\nsubsequent security interest, the Commissioner may require any secured party to\ndeliver to him the certificate of title. The new certificate shall be sent or\ndelivered to the secured party from whom the prior certificate was obtained.\nNotwithstanding any other provision of law, a security interest in a motor\nvehicle, trailer, or semitrailer which is inventory held for sale shall be\nperfected only as provided in \u00a7\u00a7 8.9A-301 through 8.9A-527.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 46-70; 1958, c. 541, \u00a7 46.1-70; 1966, c. 558; 1989, c.\n727; 2006, c. 896.","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}}