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In this section:1\n\n“Request” means a record of a type described in paragraph (2), (3), or (4).2\n\n“Request for an accounting” means a record signed by a debtor requesting that the recipient provide an accounting of the unpaid obligations secured by collateral and reasonably identifying the transaction or relationship that is the subject of the request.3\n\n“Request regarding a list of collateral” means a record signed by a debtor requesting that the recipient approve or correct a list of what the debtor believes to be the collateral securing an obligation and reasonably identifying the transaction or relationship that is the subject of the request.4\n\n“Request regarding a statement of account” means a record signed by a debtor requesting that the recipient approve or correct a statement indicating what the debtor believes to be the aggregate amount of unpaid obligations secured by collateral as of a specified date and reasonably identifying the transaction or relationship that is the subject of the request.b\n\nDuty to respond to requests. Subject to subsections (c), (d), (e), and (f), a secured party, other than a buyer of accounts, chattel paper, payment intangibles, or promissory notes or a consignor, shall comply with a request within fourteen days after receipt:1\n\nin the case of a request for an accounting, by signing and sending to the debtor an accounting; and2\n\nin the case of a request regarding a list of collateral or a request regarding a statement of account, by signing and sending to the debtor an approval or correction.c\n\nRequest regarding list of collateral; statement concerning type of collateral. A secured party that claims a security interest in all of a particular type of collateral owned by the debtor may comply with a request regarding a list of collateral by sending to the debtor a signed record including a statement to that effect within fourteen days after receipt.d\n\nRequest regarding list of collateral; no interest claimed. A person that receives a request regarding a list of collateral, claims no interest in the collateral when it receives the request, and claimed an interest in the collateral at an earlier time shall comply with the request within fourteen days after receipt by sending to the debtor a signed record:1\n\ndisclaiming any interest in the collateral; and2\n\nif known to the recipient, providing the name and mailing address of any assignee of or successor to the recipient’s interest in the collateral.e\n\nRequest for accounting or regarding statement of account; no interest in obligation claimed. A person that receives a request for an accounting or a request regarding a statement of account, claims no interest in the obligations when it receives the request, and claimed an interest in the obligations at an earlier time shall comply with the request within fourteen days after receipt by sending to the debtor a signed record:1\n\ndisclaiming any interest in the obligations; and2\n\nif known to the recipient, providing the name and mailing address of any assignee of or successor to the recipient’s interest in the obligations.f\n\nCharges for responses. A debtor is entitled without charge to one response to a request under this section during any six-month period. The secured party may require payment of a charge not exceeding twenty-five dollars for each additional response.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":281869,"text":"Definitions. 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This law was first created in 1964. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 219 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. Unfortunately, the 1964 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 2 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 2000, chapter 1007<\/a>; in 2024, chapter 652<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":74406,"section_number":"8.9A-602","catch_line":"Waiver and variance of rights and duties","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.9A-602\/"},{"id":62405,"section_number":"8.9A-625","catch_line":"Remedies for secured party's failure to comply with title","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.9A-625\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":283939,"object_type":"law","relational_id":78664,"identifier":"8.9A-210","token":"8.9A\/2\/2\/8.9A-210","url":"\/8.9A-210\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/8.9A-210\/","token":"8.9A\/2\/2\/8.9A-210","dublin_core":{"Title":"Request for accounting; request regarding list of collateral or statement of account","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 8.9A-210","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

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

1.<\/span> “Request<\/span>” means a record of a type described in paragraph (2), (3), or (4). <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> “Request for an accounting<\/span>” means a record signed by a debtor requesting that the recipient provide an accounting of the unpaid obligations secured by collateral<\/span> and reasonably identifying the transaction or relationship that is the subject of the request. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> “Request regarding a list of collateral<\/span>” means a record signed by a debtor requesting that the recipient approve or correct a list of what the debtor believes to be the collateral securing an obligation and reasonably identifying the transaction or relationship that is the subject of the request. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> “Request regarding a statement of account<\/span>” means a record signed by a debtor requesting that the recipient approve or correct a statement indicating what the debtor believes to be the aggregate amount of unpaid obligations secured by collateral as of a specified date and reasonably identifying the transaction or relationship that is the subject of the request. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

b.<\/span> Duty to respond to requests<\/span>. Subject to subsections (c), (d), (e), and (f), a secured party<\/span>, other than a buyer of accounts, chattel paper, payment intangibles, or promissory notes or a consignor, shall comply with a request within fourteen days after receipt: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> in the case of a request for an accounting<\/span>, by signing and sending to the debtor an accounting; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> in the case of a request regarding a list of collateral<\/span> or a request regarding a statement of account<\/span>, by signing and sending to the debtor an approval or correction. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

c.<\/span> Request regarding list of collateral; statement concerning type of collateral. A secured party<\/span> that claims a security interest in all of a particular type of collateral owned by the debtor may comply with a request regarding a list of collateral<\/span> by sending to the debtor a signed record including a statement to that effect within fourteen days after receipt. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

d.<\/span> Request regarding list of collateral; no interest claimed. A person that receives a request regarding a list of collateral<\/span>, claims no interest in the collateral when it receives the request, and claimed an interest in the collateral at an earlier time shall comply with the request within fourteen days after receipt by sending to the debtor a signed record: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> disclaiming any interest in the collateral; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> if known to the recipient, providing the name and mailing address of any assignee of or successor to the recipient’s interest in the collateral. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

e.<\/span> Request for accounting or regarding statement of account; no interest in obligation claimed. A person that receives a request for an accounting<\/span> or a request regarding a statement of account<\/span>, claims no interest in the obligations when it receives the request, and claimed an interest in the obligations at an earlier time shall comply with the request within fourteen days after receipt by sending to the debtor a signed record: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> disclaiming any interest in the obligations; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> if known to the recipient, providing the name and mailing address of any assignee of or successor to the recipient’s interest in the obligations. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

f.<\/span> Charges for responses. A debtor is entitled without charge to one response to a request under this section during any six-month period. The secured party<\/span> may require payment of a charge not exceeding twenty-five dollars for each additional response. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nREQUEST FOR ACCOUNTING; REQUEST REGARDING LIST OF COLLATERAL OR STATEMENT OF\nACCOUNT (\u00a7 8.9A-210)\n\na. Definitions. In this section:\n\n 1. “Request” means a record of a type described in paragraph (2),\n (3), or (4).\n\n 2. “Request for an accounting” means a record signed by a debtor\n requesting that the recipient provide an accounting of the unpaid obligations\n secured by collateral and reasonably identifying the transaction or\n relationship that is the subject of the request.\n\n 3. “Request regarding a list of collateral” means a record signed\n by a debtor requesting that the recipient approve or correct a list of what\n the debtor believes to be the collateral securing an obligation and reasonably\n identifying the transaction or relationship that is the subject of the\n request.\n\n 4. “Request regarding a statement of account” means a record\n signed by a debtor requesting that the recipient approve or correct a\n statement indicating what the debtor believes to be the aggregate amount of\n unpaid obligations secured by collateral as of a specified date and reasonably\n identifying the transaction or relationship that is the subject of the\n request.\n\nb. Duty to respond to requests. Subject to subsections (c), (d), (e), and (f), a\nsecured party, other than a buyer of accounts, chattel paper, payment\nintangibles, or promissory notes or a consignor, shall comply with a request\nwithin fourteen days after receipt:\n\n 1. in the case of a request for an accounting, by signing and sending to the\n debtor an accounting; and\n\n 2. in the case of a request regarding a list of collateral or a request\n regarding a statement of account, by signing and sending to the debtor an\n approval or correction.\n\nc. Request regarding list of collateral; statement concerning type of\ncollateral. A secured party that claims a security interest in all of a\nparticular type of collateral owned by the debtor may comply with a request\nregarding a list of collateral by sending to the debtor a signed record\nincluding a statement to that effect within fourteen days after receipt.\n\nd. Request regarding list of collateral; no interest claimed. A person that\nreceives a request regarding a list of collateral, claims no interest in the\ncollateral when it receives the request, and claimed an interest in the\ncollateral at an earlier time shall comply with the request within fourteen days\nafter receipt by sending to the debtor a signed record:\n\n 1. disclaiming any interest in the collateral; and\n\n 2. if known to the recipient, providing the name and mailing address of any\n assignee of or successor to the recipient’s interest in the collateral.\n\ne. Request for accounting or regarding statement of account; no interest in\nobligation claimed. A person that receives a request for an accounting or a\nrequest regarding a statement of account, claims no interest in the obligations\nwhen it receives the request, and claimed an interest in the obligations at an\nearlier time shall comply with the request within fourteen days after receipt by\nsending to the debtor a signed record:\n\n 1. disclaiming any interest in the obligations; and\n\n 2. if known to the recipient, providing the name and mailing address of any\n assignee of or successor to the recipient’s interest in the obligations.\n\nf. Charges for responses. A debtor is entitled without charge to one response to\na request under this section during any six-month period. The secured party may\nrequire payment of a charge not exceeding twenty-five dollars for each\nadditional response.\n\nHISTORY: 1964, c. 219, \u00a7 8.9-208; 2000, c. 1007; 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}}