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Subject to subsection (c), the local law of the issuer&#8217;s jurisdiction or a nominated person&#8217;s jurisdiction governs perfection, the effect of perfection or nonperfection, and the priority of a security interest in a letter-of-credit right if the issuer&#8217;s jurisdiction or nominated person&#8217;s jurisdiction is a state.b\n\nIssuer&#8217;s or nominated person&#8217;s jurisdiction. For purposes of this part, an issuer&#8217;s jurisdiction or nominated person&#8217;s jurisdiction is the jurisdiction whose law governs the liability of the issuer or nominated person with respect to the letter-of-credit right as provided in &#xA7; 8.5A-116.c\n\nWhen section not applicable. This section does not apply to a security interest that is perfected only under &#xA7; 8.9A-308 (d).","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":257344,"text":"Governing law; issuer&#8217;s or nominated person&#8217;s jurisdiction. Subject to subsection (c), the local law of the issuer&#8217;s jurisdiction or a nominated person&#8217;s jurisdiction governs perfection, the effect of perfection or nonperfection, and the priority of a security interest in a letter-of-credit right if the issuer&#8217;s jurisdiction or nominated person&#8217;s jurisdiction is a state.","type":"section","prefixes":["a"],"prefix":"a","entire_prefix":"a","prefix_anchor":"a","level":1,"next_prefix":"b"},"1":{"id":257345,"text":"Issuer&#8217;s or nominated person&#8217;s jurisdiction. For purposes of this part, an issuer&#8217;s jurisdiction or nominated person&#8217;s jurisdiction is the jurisdiction whose law governs the liability of the issuer or nominated person with respect to the letter-of-credit right as provided in &#xA7; 8.5A-116.","type":"section","prefixes":["b"],"prefix":"b","entire_prefix":"b","prefix_anchor":"b","level":1,"prior_prefix":"a","next_prefix":"c"},"2":{"id":257346,"text":"When section not applicable. 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The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?001+ful+CHAP1007\">1007<\/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":84738,"section_number":"8.9A-308","catch_line":"When security interest or agricultural lien is perfected; continuity of perfection","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.9A-308\/"}],"permalink":{"id":283967,"object_type":"law","relational_id":71376,"identifier":"8.9A-306","token":"8.9A\/3\/1\/8.9A-306","url":"\/8.9A-306\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/8.9A-306\/","token":"8.9A\/3\/1\/8.9A-306","dublin_core":{"Title":"Law governing perfection and priority of security interests in letter-of-credit rights","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 8.9A-306","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"a\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">a.<\/span> Governing <span class=\"dictionary\">law<\/span>; issuer&#8217;s or nominated person&#8217;s <span class=\"dictionary\">jurisdiction<\/span>. Subject to subsection (c), the local <span class=\"dictionary\">law<\/span> of the issuer&#8217;s <span class=\"dictionary\">jurisdiction<\/span> or a nominated person&#8217;s <span class=\"dictionary\">jurisdiction<\/span> governs perfection, the effect of perfection or nonperfection, and the priority of a security interest in a letter-of-credit right if the issuer&#8217;s <span class=\"dictionary\">jurisdiction<\/span> or nominated person&#8217;s <span class=\"dictionary\">jurisdiction<\/span> is a state. <a id=\"paragraph-257344\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/8.9A-306\/#a\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"b\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">b.<\/span> Issuer&#8217;s or nominated person&#8217;s <span class=\"dictionary\">jurisdiction<\/span>. For purposes of this part, an issuer&#8217;s <span class=\"dictionary\">jurisdiction<\/span> or nominated person&#8217;s <span class=\"dictionary\">jurisdiction<\/span> is the <span class=\"dictionary\">jurisdiction<\/span> whose <span class=\"dictionary\">law<\/span> governs the liability of the issuer or nominated person with respect to the letter-of-credit right as provided in &#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Choice of law and forum\" href=\"\/8.5A-116\/\">8.5A-116<\/a>. <a id=\"paragraph-257345\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/8.9A-306\/#b\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"c\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">c.<\/span> When section not applicable. This section does not apply to a security interest that is perfected only under &#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"When security interest or agricultural lien is perfected; continuity of perfection\" href=\"\/8.9A-308\/\">8.9A-308<\/a> (d). <a id=\"paragraph-257346\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/8.9A-306\/#c\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nLAW GOVERNING PERFECTION AND PRIORITY OF SECURITY INTERESTS IN LETTER-OF-CREDIT\nRIGHTS (\u00a7 8.9A-306)\n\na. Governing law; issuer&#8217;s or nominated person&#8217;s jurisdiction.\nSubject to subsection (c), the local law of the issuer&#8217;s jurisdiction or a\nnominated person&#8217;s jurisdiction governs perfection, the effect of\nperfection or nonperfection, and the priority of a security interest in a\nletter-of-credit right if the issuer&#8217;s jurisdiction or nominated\nperson&#8217;s jurisdiction is a state.\n\nb. Issuer&#8217;s or nominated person&#8217;s jurisdiction. For purposes of this\npart, an issuer&#8217;s jurisdiction or nominated person&#8217;s jurisdiction is\nthe jurisdiction whose law governs the liability of the issuer or nominated\nperson with respect to the letter-of-credit right as provided in &#xA7;\n8.5A-116.\n\nc. When section not applicable. This section does not apply to a security\ninterest that is perfected only under &#xA7; 8.9A-308 (d).\n\nHISTORY: 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}}