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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>71019</law_id><section_number>8.9A-328</section_number><catch_line>Priority of security interests in investment property</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><referred_to_by><reference>8.9A-322</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="3">Perfection and Priority</unit><unit label="subpart" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="3">Priority</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>The following rules govern priority among conflicting security interests in the same investment property:</p></section>
						<section id="1"><p><span class="prefix-number">1.</span> A security interest held by a secured <span class="dictionary">party</span> having control of investment property under &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Control of investment property" href="/8.9A-106/">8.9A-106</a> has priority over a security interest held by a secured <span class="dictionary">party</span> that does not have control of the investment property. <a id="paragraph-256060" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/8.9A-328/#1"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="2"><p><span class="prefix-number">2.</span> Except as otherwise provided in paragraphs (3) and (4), conflicting security interests held by secured parties each of which has control under &#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Control of investment property" href="/8.9A-106/">8.9A-106</a> rank according to priority in time of: <a id="paragraph-256061" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/8.9A-328/#2"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="2A" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">A.</span> if the <span class="dictionary">collateral</span> is a security, obtaining control; <a id="paragraph-256062" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/8.9A-328/#2A"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="2B" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">B.</span> if the <span class="dictionary">collateral</span> is a security entitlement carried in a securities account and: <a id="paragraph-256063" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/8.9A-328/#2B"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="2i" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">i.</span> if the secured <span class="dictionary">party</span> obtained control under &#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Control" href="/8.8A-106/">8.8A-106</a> (d) (1), the secured <span class="dictionary">party</span>&#x2019;s becoming the person for which the securities account is maintained; <a id="paragraph-256064" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/8.9A-328/#2i"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="2iii" class="indent-2"><p><span class="prefix-number">ii.</span> if the secured <span class="dictionary">party</span> obtained control under &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Control" href="/8.8A-106/">8.8A-106</a> (d) (2), the securities intermediary&#x2019;s agreement to comply with the secured <span class="dictionary">party</span>&#x2019;s entitlement <span class="dictionary">orders</span> with respect to security entitlements carried or to be carried in the securities account; or <a id="paragraph-256065" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/8.9A-328/#2iii"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="2iiii" class="indent-2"><p><span class="prefix-number">iii.</span> if the secured <span class="dictionary">party</span> obtained control through another person under &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Control" href="/8.8A-106/">8.8A-106</a> (d) (3), the time on which priority would be based under this paragraph if the other person were the secured <span class="dictionary">party</span>; or <a id="paragraph-256066" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/8.9A-328/#2iiii"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="2C" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">C.</span> if the <span class="dictionary">collateral</span> is a commodity <span class="dictionary">contract</span> carried with a commodity intermediary, the satisfaction of the requirement for control specified in &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Control of investment property" href="/8.9A-106/">8.9A-106</a> (b) (2) with respect to commodity <span class="dictionary">contracts</span> carried or to be carried with the commodity intermediary. <a id="paragraph-256067" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/8.9A-328/#2C"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="3"><p><span class="prefix-number">3.</span> A security interest held by a securities intermediary in a security entitlement or a securities account maintained with the securities intermediary has priority over a conflicting security interest held by another secured <span class="dictionary">party</span>. <a id="paragraph-256068" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/8.9A-328/#3"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="4"><p><span class="prefix-number">4.</span> A security interest held by a commodity intermediary in a commodity <span class="dictionary">contract</span> or a commodity account maintained with the commodity intermediary has priority over a conflicting security interest held by another secured <span class="dictionary">party</span>. <a id="paragraph-256069" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/8.9A-328/#4"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="5"><p><span class="prefix-number">5.</span> A security interest in a certificated security in registered form which is perfected by taking delivery under &#xA7; <a class="law" title="When possession by or delivery to secured party perfects security interest without filing" href="/8.9A-313/">8.9A-313</a> (a) and not by control under &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Perfection by control" href="/8.9A-314/">8.9A-314</a> has priority over a conflicting security interest perfected by a method other than control. <a id="paragraph-256070" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/8.9A-328/#5"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="6"><p><span class="prefix-number">6.</span> Conflicting security interests created by a broker, securities intermediary, or commodity intermediary which are perfected without control under &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Control of investment property" href="/8.9A-106/">8.9A-106</a> rank equally. <a id="paragraph-256071" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/8.9A-328/#6"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="7"><p><span class="prefix-number">7.</span> In all other cases, priority among conflicting security interests in investment property is governed by &#xA7;&#xA7; <a class="law" title="Priorities among conflicting security interests in and agricultural liens on same collateral" href="/8.9A-322/">8.9A-322</a> and <a class="law" title="Future advances" href="/8.9A-323/">8.9A-323</a>. <a id="paragraph-256072" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/8.9A-328/#7"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>1996, c. 216, &#xA7; 8.9-115; 2000, c. 1007.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
