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If a filing office refuses to accept a record for filing, it shall communicate to the person that presented the record the fact of and reason for the refusal and the date and time the record would have been filed had the filing office accepted it. The communication must be made at the time and in the manner prescribed by filing-office rule but, in the case of a filing office described in § 8.9A-501 (a) (2), in no event more than five business days after the filing office receives the record.c\n\nWhen filed financing statement effective. A filed financing statement satisfying § 8.9A-502 (a) and (b) is effective, even if the filing office is required to refuse to accept it for filing under subsection (a). However, § 8.9A-338 applies to a filed financing statement providing information described in § 8.9A-516 (b) (5) which is incorrect at the time the financing statement is filed.d\n\nSeparate application to multiple debtors. 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This law was first created in 2000. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 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":72213,"section_number":"8.9A-338","catch_line":"Priority of security interest or agricultural lien perfected by filed financing statement providing certain incorrect information","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.9A-338\/"},{"id":72400,"section_number":"8.9A-501","catch_line":"Filing office","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.9A-501\/"},{"id":70542,"section_number":"8.9A-502","catch_line":"Contents of financing statement; record of mortgage as financing statement; time of filing financing statement","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.9A-502\/"},{"id":85389,"section_number":"8.9A-516","catch_line":"What constitutes filing; effectiveness of filing","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.9A-516\/"}],"permalink":{"id":284257,"object_type":"law","relational_id":84214,"identifier":"8.9A-520","token":"8.9A\/5\/2\/8.9A-520","url":"\/8.9A-520\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/8.9A-520\/","token":"8.9A\/5\/2\/8.9A-520","dublin_core":{"Title":"Acceptance and refusal to accept record","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 8.9A-520","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

a.<\/span> Mandatory refusal to accept record. A filing office shall refuse to accept a record for filing for a reason set forth in § 8.9A-516<\/a> (b) and may refuse to accept a record for filing only for a reason set forth in § 8.9A-516<\/a> (b). <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

b.<\/span> Communication concerning refusal. If a filing office refuses to accept a record for filing, it shall communicate to the person that presented the record the fact<\/span> of and reason for the refusal and the date and time the record would have been filed had the filing office accepted it. The communication must be made at the time and in the manner prescribed by filing-office rule but, in the case of a filing office described in § 8.9A-501<\/a> (a) (2), in no event more than five business days after the filing office receives the record. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

c.<\/span> When filed financing statement effective. A filed financing statement satisfying § 8.9A-502<\/a> (a) and (b) is effective, even if the filing office is required to refuse to accept it for filing under subsection (a). However, § 8.9A-338<\/a> applies to a filed financing statement providing information described in § 8.9A-516<\/a> (b) (5) which is incorrect at the time the financing statement is filed. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

d.<\/span> Separate application to multiple debtors. If a record communicated to a filing office provides information that relates to more than one debtor, this part applies as to each debtor separately. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nACCEPTANCE AND REFUSAL TO ACCEPT RECORD (\u00a7 8.9A-520)\n\na. Mandatory refusal to accept record. A filing office shall refuse to accept a\nrecord for filing for a reason set forth in § 8.9A-516 (b) and may refuse\nto accept a record for filing only for a reason set forth in § 8.9A-516\n(b).\n\nb. Communication concerning refusal. If a filing office refuses to accept a\nrecord for filing, it shall communicate to the person that presented the record\nthe fact of and reason for the refusal and the date and time the record would\nhave been filed had the filing office accepted it. The communication must be\nmade at the time and in the manner prescribed by filing-office rule but, in the\ncase of a filing office described in § 8.9A-501 (a) (2), in no event more\nthan five business days after the filing office receives the record.\n\nc. When filed financing statement effective. A filed financing statement\nsatisfying § 8.9A-502 (a) and (b) is effective, even if the filing office\nis required to refuse to accept it for filing under subsection (a). However,\n§ 8.9A-338 applies to a filed financing statement providing information\ndescribed in § 8.9A-516 (b) (5) which is incorrect at the time the\nfinancing statement is filed.\n\nd. Separate application to multiple debtors. If a record communicated to a\nfiling office provides information that relates to more than one debtor, this\npart applies as to each debtor separately.\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}}