{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-8.9a-402","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 8.9A-402","heading":"Secured party not obligated on contract of debtor or in tort","body":"The existence of a security interest, agricultural lien, or authority given to a debtor to dispose of or use collateral, without more, does not subject a secured party to liability in contract or tort for the debtor's acts or omissions.1964, c. 219, § 8.9-317; 2000, c. 1007.","path":["Title 8.9A. COMMERCIAL CODE — SECURED TRANSACTIONS","Part 4. RIGHTS OF THIRD PARTIES"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/8.9A-402/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:13:29Z","sha256":"109f1c88f6163c7f772da3c900e4e29970616fd8a32d32b21470f21c7f07a0d6","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-8.9a-401","next":"us-va/va.-code-8.9a-403"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}