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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>55987</law_id><section_number>8.5A-112</section_number><catch_line>Transfer of letter of credit</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="8.5A">Uniform Commercial Code &#x2014; Letters of Credit</unit></structure><text>
						<section id="a"><p><span class="prefix-number">a.</span> Except as otherwise provided in &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Transfer by operation of law" href="/8.5A-113/">8.5A-113</a>, unless a letter of credit provides that it is transferable, the right of a beneficiary to draw or otherwise demand performance under a letter of credit may not be transferred. <a id="paragraph-205114" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/8.5A-112/#a"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="b"><p><span class="prefix-number">b.</span> Even if a letter of credit provides that it is transferable, the issuer may refuse to recognize or carry out a transfer if: <a id="paragraph-205115" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/8.5A-112/#b"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="b1" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">1.</span> the transfer would violate applicable <span class="dictionary">law</span>; or <a id="paragraph-205116" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/8.5A-112/#b1"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="b2" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">2.</span> the transferor or transferee has failed to comply with any requirement stated in the letter of credit or any other requirement relating to transfer imposed by the issuer which is within the standard practice referred to in &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Issuer's rights and obligations" href="/8.5A-108/">8.5A-108</a>(e) or is otherwise reasonable under the circumstances. <a id="paragraph-205117" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/8.5A-112/#b2"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>1997, c. 343.</history><metadata><court_decisions></court_decisions></metadata></law>
