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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>64267</law_id><section_number>8.9A-208</section_number><catch_line>Additional duties of secured party having control of collateral</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="8.9A">Commercial Code &#x2014; Secured Transactions</unit><unit label="part" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="2">Effectiveness of Security Agreement; Attachment of Security Interest; Rights of Parties to Security Agreement</unit><unit label="subpart" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="2">Rights and Duties</unit></structure><text>
						<section id="a"><p><span class="prefix-number">a.</span> Applicability of section. This section applies to cases in which there is no outstanding secured obligation and the secured <span class="dictionary">party</span> is not committed to make advances, incur obligations, or otherwise give value. <a id="paragraph-233923" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/8.9A-208/#a"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="b"><p><span class="prefix-number">b.</span> Duties of secured <span class="dictionary">party</span> after receiving demand from debtor. Within 10 days after receiving a signed demand by the debtor: <a id="paragraph-233924" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/8.9A-208/#b"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="b1" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">1.</span> a secured <span class="dictionary">party</span> having control of a deposit account under &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Control of deposit account" href="/8.9A-104/">8.9A-104</a> (a) (2) shall send to the bank with which the deposit account is maintained a signed record that releases the bank from any further obligation to comply with instructions originated by the secured <span class="dictionary">party</span>; <a id="paragraph-233925" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/8.9A-208/#b1"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="b2" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">2.</span> a secured <span class="dictionary">party</span> having control of a deposit account under &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Control of deposit account" href="/8.9A-104/">8.9A-104</a> (a) (3) shall: <a id="paragraph-233926" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/8.9A-208/#b2"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="A"><p><span class="prefix-number">A.</span> pay the debtor the balance on deposit in the deposit account; or <a id="paragraph-233927" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/8.9A-208/#A"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B"><p><span class="prefix-number">B.</span> transfer the balance on deposit into a deposit account in the debtor&#x2019;s name; <a id="paragraph-233928" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/8.9A-208/#B"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B3" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">3.</span> a secured <span class="dictionary">party</span>, other than a buyer, having control  under &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Control of electronic copy of record evidencing chattel paper" href="/8.9A-105/">8.9A-105</a> of an authoritative electronic copy of a record evidencing chattel paper shall transfer control of the electronic copy to a debtor or a person designated by the debtor; <a id="paragraph-233929" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/8.9A-208/#B3"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B4" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">4.</span> a secured <span class="dictionary">party</span> having control of investment property under &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Control" href="/8.8A-106/">8.8A-106</a> (d) (2) or &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Control of investment property" href="/8.9A-106/">8.9A-106</a> (b) shall send to the securities intermediary or commodity intermediary with which the security entitlement or commodity <span class="dictionary">contract</span> is maintained a signed record that releases the securities intermediary or commodity intermediary from any further obligation to comply with entitlement <span class="dictionary">orders</span> or directions originated by the secured <span class="dictionary">party</span>; <a id="paragraph-233930" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/8.9A-208/#B4"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B5" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">5.</span> a secured <span class="dictionary">party</span> having control of a letter-of-credit right under &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Control of letter-of-credit right" href="/8.9A-107/">8.9A-107</a> shall send to each person having an unfulfilled obligation to pay or deliver proceeds of the letter of credit to the secured <span class="dictionary">party</span> a signed release from any further obligation to pay or deliver proceeds of the letter of credit to the secured <span class="dictionary">party</span>; <a id="paragraph-233931" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/8.9A-208/#B5"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B6" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">6.</span> a secured <span class="dictionary">party</span> having control  under &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Control of electronic document" href="/8.7-106/">8.7-106</a> of an authoritative electronic copy of an electronic document of title shall transfer control of the electronic copy to the debtor or a person designated by the debtor; <a id="paragraph-233932" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/8.9A-208/#B6"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B7" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">7.</span> a secured <span class="dictionary">party</span> having control under &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Control of electronic money" href="/8.9A-105.1/">8.9A-105.1</a> of electronic money shall transfer control of the electronic money to the debtor or a person designated by the debtor; and <a id="paragraph-233933" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/8.9A-208/#B7"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B8" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">8.</span> a secured <span class="dictionary">party</span> having control under &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Control of controllable electronic record" href="/8.12-105/">8.12-105</a> of a controllable electronic record, other than a buyer of a controllable account or controllable payment intangible evidenced by the controllable electronic record, shall transfer control of the controllable electronic record to the debtor or a person designated by the debtor. <a id="paragraph-233934" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/8.9A-208/#B8"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>2000, c. 1007; 2004, c. 200; 2024, c. 652.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
