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Identification of goods as goods to which a lease contract<\/span> refers may be made at any time and in any manner explicitly agreed to by the parties. In the absence of explicit agreement, identification occurs when:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

a.<\/span> The lease contract<\/span> is made if the lease contract<\/span> is for a lease of goods that are existing and identified; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

b.<\/span> The goods are shipped, marked, or otherwise designated by the lessor as goods to which the lease contract<\/span> refers, if the lease contract<\/span> is for a lease of goods that are not existing and identified; or <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

c.<\/span> The young are conceived, if the lease contract<\/span> is for a lease of unborn young of animals. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nIDENTIFICATION (\u00a7 8.2A-217)\n\nIdentification of goods as goods to which a lease contract refers may be made at\nany time and in any manner explicitly agreed to by the parties. In the absence\nof explicit agreement, identification occurs when:\n\na. The lease contract is made if the lease contract is for a lease of goods that\nare existing and identified;\n\nb. The goods are shipped, marked, or otherwise designated by the lessor as goods\nto which the lease contract refers, if the lease contract is for a lease of\ngoods that are not existing and identified; or\n\nc. The young are conceived, if the lease contract is for a lease of unborn young\nof animals.\n\nHISTORY: 1991, c. 536.","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}}