Virginia § 8.8A-508 - Duty of securities intermediary to change entitlement holder's position to other form of security holding
Full text of Virginia Code of Virginia § 8.8A-508 — Duty of securities intermediary to change entitlement holder's position to other form of security holding, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 8.8A-508. Duty of securities intermediary to change entitlement holder's position to other form of security holding
A securities intermediary shall act at the direction of an entitlement holder to change a security entitlement into another available form of holding for which the entitlement holder is eligible, or to cause the financial asset to be transferred to a securities account of the entitlement holder with another securities intermediary. A securities intermediary satisfies the duty if:
(1) the securities intermediary acts as agreed upon by the entitlement holder and the securities intermediary; or
(2) in the absence of agreement, the securities intermediary exercises due care in accordance with reasonable commercial standards to follow the direction of the entitlement holder.
1996, c. 216.
Source: official Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 8.8A-508 ("Duty of securities intermediary to change entitlement holder's position to other form of security holding") 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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