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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>81668</law_id><section_number>8.9A-106</section_number><catch_line>Control of investment property</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><referred_to_by><reference>8.9A-203</reference><reference>8.9A-207</reference><reference>8.9A-208</reference><reference>8.9A-314</reference><reference>8.9A-328</reference><reference>8.9A-601</reference></referred_to_by><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="8.9A">Commercial Code &#x2014; Secured Transactions</unit><unit label="part" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="1">General Provisions</unit><unit label="subpart" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="1">Short Title, Definitions and General Concepts</unit></structure><text>
						<section id="a"><p><span class="prefix-number">a.</span> Control under &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Control" href="/8.8A-106/">8.8A-106</a>. A person has control of a certificated security, uncertificated security, or security entitlement as provided in &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Control" href="/8.8A-106/">8.8A-106</a>. <a id="paragraph-292535" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/8.9A-106/#a"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="b"><p><span class="prefix-number">b.</span> Control of commodity <span class="dictionary">contract</span>. A secured <span class="dictionary">party</span> has control of a commodity <span class="dictionary">contract</span> if: <a id="paragraph-292536" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/8.9A-106/#b"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="b1" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">1.</span> the secured <span class="dictionary">party</span> is the commodity intermediary with which the commodity <span class="dictionary">contract</span> is carried; or <a id="paragraph-292537" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/8.9A-106/#b1"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="b2" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">2.</span> the commodity customer, secured <span class="dictionary">party</span>, and commodity intermediary have agreed that the commodity intermediary will apply any value distributed on account of the commodity <span class="dictionary">contract</span> as directed by the secured <span class="dictionary">party</span> without further consent by the commodity customer. <a id="paragraph-292538" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/8.9A-106/#b2"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="c"><p><span class="prefix-number">c.</span> Effect of control of securities account or commodity account. A secured <span class="dictionary">party</span> having control of all security entitlements or commodity <span class="dictionary">contracts</span> carried in a securities account or commodity account has control over the securities account or commodity account. <a id="paragraph-292539" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/8.9A-106/#c"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>1996, c. 216, &#xA7;&#xA7; 8.8-106, 8.9-115; 2000, c. 1007.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
