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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 5 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 1973, chapter 509; in 1984, chapter 613; in 1996, chapter 216<\/a>; in 1997, chapter 343<\/a>; in 2000, chapter 1007<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":70455,"section_number":"8.9A-301","catch_line":"Law governing perfection and priority of security interests","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.9A-301\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":283955,"object_type":"law","relational_id":56057,"identifier":"8.9A-303","token":"8.9A\/3\/1\/8.9A-303","url":"\/8.9A-303\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/8.9A-303\/","token":"8.9A\/3\/1\/8.9A-303","dublin_core":{"Title":"Law governing perfection and priority of security interests in goods covered by a certificate of title","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 8.9A-303","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

a.<\/span> Applicability of section. This section applies to goods covered by a certificate of title, even if there is no other relationship between the jurisdiction<\/span> under whose certificate of title the goods are covered and the goods or the debtor. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

b.<\/span> When goods covered by certificate of title. Goods become covered by a certificate of title when a valid application for the certificate of title and the applicable fee are delivered to the appropriate authority. Goods cease to be covered by a certificate of title at the earlier of the time the certificate of title ceases to be effective under the law<\/span> of the issuing jurisdiction<\/span> or the time the goods become covered subsequently by a certificate of title issued by another jurisdiction<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

c.<\/span> Applicable law<\/span>. The local law<\/span> of the jurisdiction<\/span> under whose certificate of title the goods are covered governs perfection, the effect of perfection or nonperfection, and the priority of a security interest in goods covered by a certificate of title from the time the goods become covered by the certificate of title until the goods cease to be covered by the certificate of title. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nLAW GOVERNING PERFECTION AND PRIORITY OF SECURITY INTERESTS IN GOODS COVERED BY\nA CERTIFICATE OF TITLE (\u00a7 8.9A-303)\n\na. Applicability of section. This section applies to goods covered by a\ncertificate of title, even if there is no other relationship between the\njurisdiction under whose certificate of title the goods are covered and the\ngoods or the debtor.\n\nb. When goods covered by certificate of title. Goods become covered by a\ncertificate of title when a valid application for the certificate of title and\nthe applicable fee are delivered to the appropriate authority. Goods cease to be\ncovered by a certificate of title at the earlier of the time the certificate of\ntitle ceases to be effective under the law of the issuing jurisdiction or the\ntime the goods become covered subsequently by a certificate of title issued by\nanother jurisdiction.\n\nc. Applicable law. The local law of the jurisdiction under whose certificate of\ntitle the goods are covered governs perfection, the effect of perfection or\nnonperfection, and the priority of a security interest in goods covered by a\ncertificate of title from the time the goods become covered by the certificate\nof title until the goods cease to be covered by the certificate of title.\n\nHISTORY: 1964, c. 219, \u00a7 8.9-103; 1973, c. 509; 1984, c. 613; 1996, c. 216;\n1997, c. 343; 2000, c. 1007.","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}}