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This law was first created in 2024. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 652<\/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":false,"refers_to":[{"id":80508,"section_number":"8.12-101","catch_line":"Title","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.12-101\/"},{"id":67134,"section_number":"8.12-102","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.12-102\/"},{"id":58431,"section_number":"8.9A-102","catch_line":"Definitions and index of definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.9A-102\/"}],"permalink":{"id":281785,"object_type":"law","relational_id":58106,"identifier":"8.13-102","token":"8.13\/1\/8.13-102","url":"\/8.13-102\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/8.13-102\/","token":"8.13\/1\/8.13-102","dublin_core":{"Title":"Definitions","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 8.13-102","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

a.<\/span> Article A Definitions. In this article: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> “Act<\/span>” means the Uniform Commercial Code Amendments (2022). <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> “Adjustment date<\/span>” means the date that is one year after the effective date of this act<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> “Title 8.12″ means Title 8.12 of the Uniform Commercial Code (§§ 8.12-101<\/a> et seq.). <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> “Title 8.12 property” means a controllable account, controllable electronic record, or controllable payment intangible. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

5.<\/span> “Effective date of this act<\/span>” means July 1, 2025. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

b.<\/span> Definitions in other articles. The following definitions in other articles of the Uniform Commercial Code apply to this article.\n\t\t\t“Controllable account” § 8.9A-102<\/a>.\n\t\t\t“Controllable electronic record” § 8.12-102<\/a>.\n\t\t\t“Controllable payment intangible” § 8.9A-102<\/a>.\n\t\t\t“Electronic money” § 8.9A-102<\/a>.\n\t\t\t“Financing statement” § 8.9A-102<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

c.<\/span> Title 8.1A definitions and principles. Title 8.1A contains general definitions and principles of construction and interpretation applicable throughout this article. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDEFINITIONS (\u00a7 8.13-102)\n\na. Article A Definitions. In this article:\n\n 1. “Act” means the Uniform Commercial Code Amendments (2022).\n\n 2. “Adjustment date” means the date that is one year after the\n effective date of this act.\n\n 3. “Title 8.12″ means Title 8.12 of the Uniform Commercial Code\n (§§ 8.12-101 et seq.).\n\n 4. “Title 8.12 property” means a controllable account,\n controllable electronic record, or controllable payment intangible.\n\n 5. “Effective date of this act” means July 1, 2025.\n\nb. Definitions in other articles. The following definitions in other articles of\nthe Uniform Commercial Code apply to this article.\n\t\t\t“Controllable account” § 8.9A-102.\n\t\t\t“Controllable electronic record” § 8.12-102.\n\t\t\t“Controllable payment intangible” § 8.9A-102.\n\t\t\t“Electronic money” § 8.9A-102.\n\t\t\t“Financing statement” § 8.9A-102.\n\nc. Title 8.1A definitions and principles. Title 8.1A contains general\ndefinitions and principles of construction and interpretation applicable\nthroughout this article.\n\nHISTORY: 2024, c. 652.","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}}