Virginia § 8.12-102 Definitions

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§ 8.12-102 — Definitions

Virginia § 8.12-102

Title 8.12Controllable Electronic Records

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Va. Code Ann. § 8.12-102 (2026).

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(a)Title 8.12 definitions. In this article:

(1)"Controllable electronic record" means a record stored in an electronic medium that can be subjected to control under Section 8.12-105. The term does not include a controllable account, a controllable payment intangible, a deposit account, an electronic copy of a record evidencing chattel paper, an electronic document of title, electronic money, investment property, or a transferable record.

(2)"Qualifying purchaser" means a purchaser of a controllable electronic record or an interest in a controllable electronic record that obtains control of the controllable electronic record for value, in good faith, and without notice of a claim of a property right in the controllable electronic record.

(3)"Transferable record" has the meaning provi

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(a) Title 8.12 definitions. In this article:

(1) "Controllable electronic record" means a record stored in an electronic medium that can be subjected to control under Section 8.12-105. The term does not include a controllable account, a controllable payment intangible, a deposit account, an electronic copy of a record evidencing chattel paper, an electronic document of title, electronic money, investment property, or a transferable record.

(2) "Qualifying purchaser" means a purchaser of a controllable electronic record or an interest in a controllable electronic record that obtains control of the controllable electronic record for value, in good faith, and without notice of a claim of a property right in the controllable electronic record.

(3) "Transferable record" has the meaning provided for that term in:

(A) Section 201(a)(1) of the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, 15 U.S.C. Section 7021(a)(1), as amended; or

(B) Section 59.1-494 of the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act (§§ 59.1-479 et seq.).

(4) "Value" has the meaning provided in Section 3-303(a), as if references in that subsection to an "instrument" were references to a controllable account, controllable electronic record, or controllable payment intangible.

(b) Definitions in Article 9. The definitions in Article 9 of "account debtor," "controllable account," "controllable payment intangible," "chattel paper," "deposit account," "electronic money," and "investment property" apply to this article.

(c) Article 1 definitions and principles. Article 1 contains general definitions and principles of construction and interpretation applicable throughout this article.