Virginia § 8.9A-327 - Priority of security interests in deposit account
Full text of Virginia Code of Virginia § 8.9A-327 — Priority of security interests in deposit account, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 8.9A-327. Priority of security interests in deposit account
The following rules govern priority among conflicting security interests in the same deposit account:
(1) A security interest held by a secured party having control of the deposit account under § 8.9A-104 has priority over a conflicting security interest held by a secured party that does not have control.
(2) Except as otherwise provided in paragraphs (3) and (4), security interests perfected by control under § 8.9A-314 rank according to priority in time of obtaining control.
(3) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (4), a security interest held by the bank with which the deposit account is maintained has priority over a conflicting security interest held by another secured party.
(4) A security interest perfected by control under § 8.9A-104 (a) (3) has priority over a security interest held by the bank with which the deposit account is maintained.
Source: official Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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