Virginia § 8.13-304 - Effectiveness of actions taken before effective date
Full text of Virginia Code of Virginia § 8.13-304 — Effectiveness of actions taken before effective date, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 8.13-304. Effectiveness of actions taken before effective date
(a) Pre-effective-date action; attachment and perfection before adjustment date. If action, other than the filing of a financing statement, is taken before the effective date of this act and the action would have resulted in perfection of the security interest had the security interest become enforceable before the effective date of this act, the action is effective to perfect a security interest that attaches under this act before the adjustment date. An attached security interest becomes unperfected on the adjustment date unless the security interest becomes a perfected security interest under this act before the adjustment date.
(b) Pre-effective-date filing. The filing of a financing statement before the effective date of this act is effective to perfect a security interest on the effective date of this act to the extent the filing would satisfy the requirements for perfection under this act.
(c) Pre-effective-date enforceability action. The taking of an action before the effective date of this act is sufficient for the enforceability of a security interest on the effective date of this act if the action would satisfy the requirements for enforceability under this act.
2024, c. 652.
Source: official Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 8.13-304 ("Effectiveness of actions taken before effective date") is part of the Code of Virginia, the codified statutory law of Virginia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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