{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-46-9-309","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 46-9-309","heading":"Security interest perfected upon attachment.","body":"The following security interests are perfected when they attach:\n(1) A purchase-money security interest in consumer goods, except as otherwise provided in section 9-311(b) with respect to consumer goods that are subject to a statute or treaty described in section 9-311(a);\n(2) An assignment of accounts or payment intangibles which does not by itself or in conjunction with other assignments to the same assignee transfer a significant part of the assignor's outstanding accounts or payment intangibles;\n(3) A sale of a payment intangible;\n(4) A sale of a promissory note;\n(5) A security interest created by the assignment of a health-careinsurance receivable to the provider of the health-care goods or services;\n(6) A security interest arising under section 2-401, 2-505, 2-711(3) or 2A-508(5), until the debtor obtains possession of the collateral;\n(7) A security interest of a collecting bank arising under section 4-210;\n(8) A security interest of an issuer or nominated person arising under section 5-118;\n(9) A security interest arising in the delivery of a financial asset under section 9-206(c);\n(10) A security interest in investment property created by a broker or securities intermediary;\n(11) A security interest in a commodity contract or a commodity account created by a commodity intermediary;\n(12) An assignment for the benefit of all creditors of the transferor and subsequent transfers by the assignee thereunder; and\n(13) A security interest created by an assignment of a beneficial interest in a decedent's estate.","path":["CHAPTER 46. UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE.","ARTICLE 9. SECURED TRANSACTIONS; SALES OF ACCOUNTS AND CHATTEL PAPER."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/46-9-309/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:29:54Z","sha256":"40c8554e82c5890d7dc33e7c007ea7b1056ea89348b685443f3196d54bbbfbe2","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-46-9-308","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-46-9-310"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}