{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-8.8a-601","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 8.8A-601","heading":"Savings clause","body":"(a) This title does not affect an action or proceeding commenced before January 1, 1997.(b) If a security interest in a security is perfected on January 1, 1997, and the action by which the security interest was perfected would suffice to perfect a security interest under this title, no further action is required to continue perfection.If a security interest in a security is perfected on January 1, 1997, but the action by which the security interest was perfected would not suffice to perfect a security interest under this title, the security interest remains perfected for a period of four months, until May 1, 1997, and continues perfected thereafter if appropriate action to perfect under this title is taken within that period.If a security interest is perfected on January 1, 1997, and the security interest can be perfected by filing under this title, a financing statement signed by the secured party instead of the debtor may be filed within that period to continue perfection or thereafter to perfect.1996, c. 216.","path":["Title 8.8A. COMMERCIAL CODE — INVESTMENT SECURITIES","Part 6. TRANSITION PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/8.8A-601/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:13:24Z","sha256":"1945dc32f55115aa83619a5a4775a0f6d5e6e68508283f97db7d78c3142a873b","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-8.8a-511","next":"us-va/va.-code-8.9a-101"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}