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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>84909</law_id><section_number>8.9A-510</section_number><catch_line>Effectiveness of filed record</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><referred_to_by><reference>8.9A-513</reference><reference>8.9A-515</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="5">Filing</unit><unit label="subpart" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="1">Filing Office, Contents and Effectiveness of Financing Statement</unit></structure><text>
						<section id="a"><p><span class="prefix-number">a.</span> Filed record effective if authorized. A filed record is effective only to the extent that it was filed by a person that may file it under &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Persons entitled to file a record" href="/8.9A-509/">8.9A-509</a>. <a id="paragraph-304230" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/8.9A-510/#a"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="b"><p><span class="prefix-number">b.</span> Authorization by one secured <span class="dictionary">party</span> of record. A record authorized by one secured <span class="dictionary">party</span> of record does not affect the financing statement with respect to another secured <span class="dictionary">party</span> of record. <a id="paragraph-304231" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/8.9A-510/#b"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="c"><p><span class="prefix-number">c.</span> Continuation statement not timely filed. A continuation statement that is not filed within the six-month period prescribed by &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Duration and effectiveness of financing statement; effect of lapsed financing statement" href="/8.9A-515/">8.9A-515</a> (d) is ineffective. <a id="paragraph-304232" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/8.9A-510/#c"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>2000, c. 1007.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
