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This law was first created in 1996. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 216<\/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. It has been modified 1 time. 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. That modification is as follows: in 2000, chapter 1007<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":61423,"section_number":"8.9A-322","catch_line":"Priorities among conflicting security interests in and agricultural liens on same collateral","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.9A-322\/"},{"id":72557,"section_number":"8.9A-324","catch_line":"Priority of purchase-money security interests","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.9A-324\/"},{"id":62875,"section_number":"8.9A-330","catch_line":"Priority of purchaser of chattel paper or instrument","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.9A-330\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":62491,"section_number":"8.9A-104","catch_line":"Control of deposit account","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.9A-104\/"},{"id":85234,"section_number":"8.9A-314","catch_line":"Perfection by control","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.9A-314\/"}],"permalink":{"id":284071,"object_type":"law","relational_id":71092,"identifier":"8.9A-327","token":"8.9A\/3\/3\/8.9A-327","url":"\/8.9A-327\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/8.9A-327\/","token":"8.9A\/3\/3\/8.9A-327","dublin_core":{"Title":"Priority of security interests in deposit account","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 8.9A-327","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The following rules govern priority among conflicting security interests in the same deposit account:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> A security interest held by a secured party<\/span> having control of the deposit account under § 8.9A-104<\/a> has priority over a conflicting security interest held by a secured party<\/span> that does not have control. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Except as otherwise provided in paragraphs (3) and (4), security interests perfected by control under § 8.9A-314<\/a> rank according to priority in time of obtaining control. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (4), a security interest held by the bank with which the deposit account is maintained has priority over a conflicting security interest held by another secured party<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> A security interest perfected by control under § 8.9A-104<\/a> (a) (3) has priority over a security interest held by the bank with which the deposit account is maintained. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPRIORITY OF SECURITY INTERESTS IN DEPOSIT ACCOUNT (\u00a7 8.9A-327)\n\nThe following rules govern priority among conflicting security interests in the\nsame deposit account:\n\n1. A security interest held by a secured party having control of the deposit\naccount under § 8.9A-104 has priority over a conflicting security interest\nheld by a secured party that does not have control.\n\n2. Except as otherwise provided in paragraphs (3) and (4), security interests\nperfected by control under § 8.9A-314 rank according to priority in time of\nobtaining control.\n\n3. Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (4), a security interest held by\nthe bank with which the deposit account is maintained has priority over a\nconflicting security interest held by another secured party.\n\n4. A security interest perfected by control under § 8.9A-104 (a) (3) has\npriority over a security interest held by the bank with which the deposit\naccount is maintained.\n\nHISTORY: 1996, c. 216, \u00a7 8.9-115; 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}}