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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>55770</law_id><section_number>46.2-637</section_number><catch_line>Security interests subsequently created</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><referred_to_by><reference>46.2-1606</reference><reference>54.1-4005</reference><reference>6.2-2215</reference></referred_to_by><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="46.2">Motor Vehicles</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="II">Titling, Registration and Licensure</unit><unit label="chapter" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="6">Titling and Registration of Motor Vehicles</unit><unit label="article" level="4" order_by="1" identifier="2">Titling Vehicles</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>Security interests, other than those in inventory held for sale, in <span class="dictionary">motor vehicles</span>, <span class="dictionary">trailers</span>, or <span class="dictionary">semitrailers</span> created by the voluntary act of the <span class="dictionary">owner</span> after the original <span class="dictionary">issue</span> of a certificate of title to the <span class="dictionary">owner</span> must be shown on the certificate of title. In such cases, the <span class="dictionary">owner</span> shall file an application with the <span class="dictionary">Department</span> on a form furnished for that purpose, setting forth the security interests and whatever additional information the <span class="dictionary">Department</span> may deem necessary. If satisfied that it is proper for the security interest to be recorded, when the certificate of title covering the <span class="dictionary">motor vehicle</span>, <span class="dictionary">trailer</span>, or <span class="dictionary">semitrailer</span>, is surrendered, the <span class="dictionary">Department</span> shall <span class="dictionary">issue</span> a new certificate of title, showing security interests in the <span class="dictionary">order</span> of their priority according to the date of the filing of the application. For the purpose of recording a subsequent security interest, the <span class="dictionary">Commissioner</span> may require any secured <span class="dictionary">party</span> to deliver to him the certificate of title. The new certificate shall be sent or delivered to the secured <span class="dictionary">party</span> from whom the prior certificate was obtained. Notwithstanding any other provision of <span class="dictionary">law</span>, a security interest in a <span class="dictionary">motor vehicle</span>, <span class="dictionary">trailer</span>, or <span class="dictionary">semitrailer</span> which is inventory held for sale shall be perfected only as provided in &#xA7;&#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Law governing perfection and priority of security interests" href="/8.9A-301/">8.9A-301</a> through <a class="law" title="Duty to report" href="/8.9A-527/">8.9A-527</a>.</p></section></text><history>Code 1950, &#xA7; 46-70; 1958, c. 541, &#xA7; 46.1-70; 1966, c. 558; 1989, c. 727; 2006, c. 896.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
