{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-29.1-733.23","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 29.1-733.23","heading":"Rights of purchaser other than secured party","body":"A. A buyer in ordinary course of business has the protections afforded by subsection (2) of § 8.2-403 and subsection (a) of § 8.9A-320 even if an existing certificate of title was not signed and delivered to the buyer or a new certificate listing the buyer as owner of record was not created.B. Except as otherwise provided in §§ 29.1-733.17 and 29.1-733.24, the rights of a purchaser of a watercraft that is not a buyer in ordinary course of business or a lien creditor are governed by the Uniform Commercial Code.2013, c. 787.","path":["Title 29.1. Wildlife, Inland Fisheries and Boating","Chapter 7. BOATING LAWS","Article 2.1. VIRGINIA UNIFORM CERTIFICATE OF TITLE FOR WATERCRAFT ACT"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/29.1-733.23/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:15:24Z","sha256":"28ee5f48536ab9baba83ccf87d8936f2098c245f81b5d24e06d2490fedaef7f7","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-29.1-733.22","next":"us-va/va.-code-29.1-733.24"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}