{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-46-8-301","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 46-8-301","heading":"Delivery.","body":"(a) Delivery of a certificated security to a purchaser occurs when:\n(1) The purchaser acquires possession of the security certificate;\n(2) Another person, other than a securities intermediary, either acquires possession of the security certificate on behalf of the purchaser or, having previously acquired possession of the certificate, acknowledges that it holds for the purchaser; or\n(3) A securities intermediary acting on behalf of the purchaser acquires possession of the security certificate, only if the certificate is in registered form and is: (i) Registered in the name of the purchaser; (ii) payable to the order of the purchaser; or (iii) specially endorsed to the purchaser by an effective endorsement and has not been endorsed to the securities intermediary or in blank.\n(b) Delivery of an uncertificated security to a purchaser occurs when:\n(1) The issuer registers the purchaser as the registered owner, upon original issue or registration of transfer; or\n(2) Another person, other than a securities intermediary, either becomes the registered owner of the uncertificated security on behalf of the purchaser or, having previously become the registered owner, acknowledges that it holds for the purchaser.","path":["CHAPTER 46. UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE.","ARTICLE 8. INVESTMENT SECURITIES.","Part 3. Transfer Of Certificated And Uncertificated Securities."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/46-8-301/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:29:53Z","sha256":"50a569e1c9296c39082f23e61bf8dc2e3d82fa0837eaceb66a8b3e6027897dd1","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-46-8-210","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-46-8-302"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}