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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 3 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 1964, chapter 314; in 1966, chapter 399; in 2019, chapter 712<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":69745,"section_number":"11-1","catch_line":"Certain contracts void as to creditors and purchasers unless in writing; law governing validity of contracts creating security interests","order_by":null,"url":"\/11-1\/"},{"id":56678,"section_number":"8.2-402","catch_line":"Rights of seller's creditors against sold goods","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.2-402\/"}],"permalink":{"id":245289,"object_type":"law","relational_id":59972,"identifier":"55.1-406","token":"55.1\/I\/4\/55.1-406","url":"\/55.1-406\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/55.1-406\/","token":"55.1\/I\/4\/55.1-406","dublin_core":{"Title":"Certain recorded contracts as valid as deeds","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 55.1-406","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Any such contract<\/span> or bill of sale as is mentioned in \u00a7 11-1<\/a>, if in writing and signed by the owner of the property, shall, from the time it is duly recorded, be, as against creditors<\/span> and purchasers, as valid, so far as it affects real estate, as if the contract<\/span> were a deed conveying the estate or interest embraced in the contract<\/span> and, so far as it affects goods and chattels, as if possession<\/span> had completely passed at the time of such recording, provided that, as to goods whose possession<\/span> is retained by a merchant-seller, the provisions of subsection (2) of \u00a7 8.2-402<\/a> of the Uniform Commercial Code shall be controlling and provided further that, if any such contract<\/span> or bill of sale as is mentioned in \u00a7 11-1<\/a> creates a security interest as defined in the Uniform Commercial Code, its validity and enforceability shall be governed by the provisions of that Code.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCERTAIN RECORDED CONTRACTS AS VALID AS DEEDS (\u00a7 55.1-406)\n\nAny such contract or bill of sale as is mentioned in \u00a7 11-1, if in writing and\nsigned by the owner of the property, shall, from the time it is duly recorded,\nbe, as against creditors and purchasers, as valid, so far as it affects real\nestate, as if the contract were a deed conveying the estate or interest embraced\nin the contract and, so far as it affects goods and chattels, as if possession\nhad completely passed at the time of such recording, provided that, as to goods\nwhose possession is retained by a merchant-seller, the provisions of subsection\n(2) of \u00a7 8.2-402 of the Uniform Commercial Code shall be controlling and\nprovided further that, if any such contract or bill of sale as is mentioned in\n\u00a7 11-1 creates a security interest as defined in the Uniform Commercial Code,\nits validity and enforceability shall be governed by the provisions of that\nCode.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1919, \u00a7 5193; Code 1950, \u00a7 55-95; 1964, c. 314; 1966, c. 399;\n2019, c. 712.","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}}