{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-8.3a-114","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 8.3A-114","heading":"Contradictory terms of instrument","body":"If an instrument contains contradictory terms, typewritten terms prevail over printed terms, handwritten terms prevail over both, and words prevail over numbers.Code 1950, §§ 6-369, 6-420; 1964, c. 219, § 8.3-118; 1992, c. 693.","path":["Title 8.3A. COMMERCIAL CODE — NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENTS","Part 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/8.3A-114/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:59Z","sha256":"131073e97718892e5917b18cf385acf63e52dd1b80db053e61118a2641a8e054","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-8.3a-113","next":"us-va/va.-code-8.3a-115"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}