Va. Code § 8.8A-302: Rights of purchaser

(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsections (b) and (c), a purchaser of a certificated or uncertificated security acquires all rights in the security that the transferor had or had power to transfer.(b) A purchaser of a limited interest acquires rights only to the extent of the interest purchased.(c) A purchaser of a certificated security who as a previous holder had notice of an adverse claim does not improve its position by taking from a protected purchaser.1996, c. 216; 2000, c. 1007.