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If action, other than the filing of a financing statement, is taken before the effective date of this act and the action would have resulted in perfection of the security interest had the security interest become enforceable before the effective date of this act, the action is effective to perfect a security interest that attaches under this act before the adjustment date. An attached security interest becomes unperfected on the adjustment date unless the security interest becomes a perfected security interest under this act before the adjustment date.b\n\nPre-effective-date filing. The filing of a financing statement before the effective date of this act is effective to perfect a security interest on the effective date of this act to the extent the filing would satisfy the requirements for perfection under this act.c\n\nPre-effective-date enforceability action. 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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":false,"permalink":{"id":281809,"object_type":"law","relational_id":61567,"identifier":"8.13-304","token":"8.13\/3\/8.13-304","url":"\/8.13-304\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/8.13-304\/","token":"8.13\/3\/8.13-304","dublin_core":{"Title":"Effectiveness of actions taken before effective date","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 8.13-304","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

a.<\/span> Pre-effective-date action; attachment<\/span> and perfection before adjustment date. If action, other than the filing of a financing statement, is taken before the effective date of this act and the action would have resulted in perfection of the security interest had the security interest become enforceable before the effective date of this act, the action is effective to perfect a security interest that attaches under this act before the adjustment date. An attached security interest becomes unperfected on the adjustment date unless the security interest becomes a perfected security interest under this act before the adjustment date. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

b.<\/span> Pre-effective-date filing. The filing of a financing statement before the effective date of this act is effective to perfect a security interest on the effective date of this act to the extent the filing would satisfy the requirements for perfection under this act. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

c.<\/span> Pre-effective-date enforceability action. The taking of an action before the effective date of this act is sufficient for the enforceability of a security interest on the effective date of this act if the action would satisfy the requirements for enforceability under this act. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nEFFECTIVENESS OF ACTIONS TAKEN BEFORE EFFECTIVE DATE (\u00a7 8.13-304)\n\na. Pre-effective-date action; attachment and perfection before adjustment date.\nIf action, other than the filing of a financing statement, is taken before the\neffective date of this act and the action would have resulted in perfection of\nthe security interest had the security interest become enforceable before the\neffective date of this act, the action is effective to perfect a security\ninterest that attaches under this act before the adjustment date. An attached\nsecurity interest becomes unperfected on the adjustment date unless the security\ninterest becomes a perfected security interest under this act before the\nadjustment date.\n\nb. Pre-effective-date filing. The filing of a financing statement before the\neffective date of this act is effective to perfect a security interest on the\neffective date of this act to the extent the filing would satisfy the\nrequirements for perfection under this act.\n\nc. Pre-effective-date enforceability action. The taking of an action before the\neffective date of this act is sufficient for the enforceability of a security\ninterest on the effective date of this act if the action would satisfy the\nrequirements for enforceability under this act.\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}}