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This part applies to the filing of a financing statement under subsection (a) and, as appropriate, to compliance that is equivalent to filing a financing statement under § 8.9A-311 (b), but the filing or compliance is not of itself a factor in determining whether the collateral secures an obligation. 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This law was first created in 1973. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 509 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 1973 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. 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":71931,"section_number":"17.1-275","catch_line":"Fees collected by clerks of circuit courts; generally","order_by":null,"url":"\/17.1-275\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":59215,"section_number":"8.9A-311","catch_line":"Perfection of security interests in property subject to certain statutes, regulations, and treaties","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.9A-311\/"}],"permalink":{"id":284195,"object_type":"law","relational_id":56694,"identifier":"8.9A-505","token":"8.9A\/5\/1\/8.9A-505","url":"\/8.9A-505\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/8.9A-505\/","token":"8.9A\/5\/1\/8.9A-505","dublin_core":{"Title":"Filing and compliance with other statutes and treaties for consignments, leases, other bailments, and other transactions","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 8.9A-505","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

a.<\/span> Use of terms other than “debtor” and “secured party<\/span>.” A consignor, lessor, or other bailor of goods, a licensor, or a buyer of a payment intangible or promissory note may file a financing statement, or may comply with a statute<\/span> or treaty described in § 8.9A-311<\/a> (a), using the terms “consignor,” “consignee,” “lessor,” “lessee,” “bailor,” “bailee,” “licensor,” “licensee,” “owner,” “registered owner,” “buyer,” “seller,” or words of similar import, instead of the terms “secured party<\/span>” and “debtor.” <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

b.<\/span> Effect of financing statement under subsection (a). This part applies to the filing of a financing statement under subsection (a) and, as appropriate, to compliance that is equivalent to filing a financing statement under § 8.9A-311<\/a> (b), but the filing or compliance is not of itself a factor in determining whether the collateral<\/span> secures an obligation. If it is determined for another reason that the collateral<\/span> secures an obligation, a security interest held by the consignor, lessor, bailor, licensor, owner, or buyer which attaches to the collateral<\/span> is perfected by the filing or compliance. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nFILING AND COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER STATUTES AND TREATIES FOR CONSIGNMENTS, LEASES,\nOTHER BAILMENTS, AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS (\u00a7 8.9A-505)\n\na. Use of terms other than “debtor” and “secured party.”\nA consignor, lessor, or other bailor of goods, a licensor, or a buyer of a\npayment intangible or promissory note may file a financing statement, or may\ncomply with a statute or treaty described in § 8.9A-311 (a), using the\nterms “consignor,” “consignee,” “lessor,”\n“lessee,” “bailor,” “bailee,”\n“licensor,” “licensee,” “owner,”\n“registered owner,” “buyer,” “seller,” or\nwords of similar import, instead of the terms “secured party” and\n“debtor.”\n\nb. Effect of financing statement under subsection (a). This part applies to the\nfiling of a financing statement under subsection (a) and, as appropriate, to\ncompliance that is equivalent to filing a financing statement under §\n8.9A-311 (b), but the filing or compliance is not of itself a factor in\ndetermining whether the collateral secures an obligation. If it is determined\nfor another reason that the collateral secures an obligation, a security\ninterest held by the consignor, lessor, bailor, licensor, owner, or buyer which\nattaches to the collateral is perfected by the filing or compliance.\n\nHISTORY: 1973, c. 509, \u00a7 8.9-408; 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}}