Virginia § 8.9A-109 Scope

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§ 8.9A-109 — Scope

Virginia § 8.9A-109

Title 8.9ACOMMERCIAL CODE — SECURED TRANSACTIONS

Part 1GENERAL PROVISIONS

Subpart 2APPLICABILITY OF TITLE

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Va. Code Ann. § 8.9A-109 (2026).

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(a)General scope of title. Except as otherwise provided in subsections (c) and (d), this title applies to:

(1)a transaction, regardless of its form, that creates a security interest in personal property or fixtures by contract;

(2)an agricultural lien;

(3)a sale of accounts, chattel paper, payment intangibles, or promissory notes;

(4)a consignment;

(5)a security interest arising under §§ 8.2-401, 8.2-505, 8.2-711 (3), or § 8.2A-508 (5), as provided in § 8.9A-110; and

(6)a security interest arising under § 8.4-210 or § 8.5A-118.

(b)Security interest in secured obligation. The application of this title to a security interest in a secured obligation is not affected by the fact that the obligation is itself secured by a transaction or interest to which this title does not apply.

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(a) General scope of title. Except as otherwise provided in subsections (c) and (d), this title applies to:

(1) a transaction, regardless of its form, that creates a security interest in personal property or fixtures by contract;

(2) an agricultural lien;

(3) a sale of accounts, chattel paper, payment intangibles, or promissory notes;

(4) a consignment;

(5) a security interest arising under §§ 8.2-401, 8.2-505, 8.2-711 (3), or § 8.2A-508 (5), as provided in § 8.9A-110; and

(6) a security interest arising under § 8.4-210 or § 8.5A-118.

(b) Security interest in secured obligation. The application of this title to a security interest in a secured obligation is not affected by the fact that the obligation is itself secured by a transaction or interest to which this title does not apply.

(c) Extent to which title does not apply. This title does not apply to the extent that:

(1) a statute, regulation, or treaty of the United States preempts this title;

(2) another statute of this Commonwealth expressly governs the creation, perfection, priority, or enforcement of a security interest created by this Commonwealth or a governmental unit of this Commonwealth;

(3) a statute of another state, a foreign country, or a governmental unit of another state or a foreign country, other than a statute generally applicable to security interests, expressly governs creation, perfection, priority, or enforcement of a security interest created by the state, country, or governmental unit; or

(4) the rights of a transferee beneficiary or nominated person under a letter of credit are independent and superior under § 8.5A-114.

(d) Inapplicability of title. This title does not apply to:

(1) a landlord's lien, other than an agricultural lien;

(2) a lien, other than an agricultural lien, given by statute or other rule of law for services or materials, but § 8.9A-333 applies with respect to priority of the lien;

(3) an assignment of a claim for wages, salary, or other compensation of an employee;

(4) a sale of accounts, chattel paper, payment intangibles, or promissory notes as part of a sale of the business out of which they arose;

(5) an assignment of accounts, chattel paper, payment intangibles, or promissory notes which is for the purpose of collection only;

(6) an assignment of a right to payment under a contract to an assignee that is also obligated to perform under the contract;

(7) an assignment of a single account, payment intangible, or promissory note to an assignee in full or partial satisfaction of a preexisting indebtedness;

(8) a transfer of an interest in or an assignment of a claim under a policy of insurance or contract for an annuity including a variable, other than an assignment by or to a health-care provider of a health-care-insurance receivable and any subsequent assignment of the right to payment, but §§ 8.9A-315 and 8.9A-322 apply with respect to proceeds and priorities in proceeds;

(9) an assignment of a right represented by a judgment, other than a judgment taken on a right to payment that was collateral;

(10) a right of recoupment or set-off, but:

(A) § 8.9A-340 applies with respect to the effectiveness of rights of recoupment or set-off against deposit accounts; and

(B) § 8.9A-404 applies with respect to defenses or claims of an account debtor;

(11) the creation or transfer of an interest in or lien on real property, including a lease or rents thereunder, except to the extent that provision is made for:

(A) liens on real property in §§ 8.9A-203 and 8.9A-308;

(B) fixtures in § 8.9A-334;

(C) fixture filings in §§ 8.9A-501, 8.9A-502, 8.9A-512, 8.9A-516, and 8.9A-519; and

(D) security agreements covering personal and real property in § 8.9A-604;

(12) an assignment of a claim arising in tort, other than a commercial tort claim, but §§ 8.9A-315 and 8.9A-322 apply with respect to proceeds and priorities in proceeds;

(13) an assignment of a deposit account in a consumer transaction, but §§ 8.9A-315 and 8.9A-322 apply with respect to proceeds and priorities in proceeds;

(14) a sale of promissory notes by the Commonwealth or a governmental unit of the Commonwealth in connection with or in furtherance of the exercise of the borrowing power of the Commonwealth or a governmental unit of the Commonwealth.

(e) Except as provided below, the creation, perfection, priority and enforcement of a security interest, lien or pledge created, made or granted by the Commonwealth or a governmental unit of the Commonwealth to pay or secure any bonds, notes, obligations or other debt securities issued thereby shall be governed by § 2.2-4902.1 and this title shall not apply to such a security interest, lien or pledge. Security interests, liens or pledges created by the Commonwealth or a governmental unit of this Commonwealth in goods or software, or the proceeds thereof, shall be governed by this title.