{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-46-9-325","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 46-9-325","heading":"Priority of security interests in transferred collateral.","body":"(a) Subordination of security interest in transferred collateral. Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this section, a security interest created by a debtor is subordinate to a security interest in the same collateral created by another person if:\n(1) The debtor acquired the collateral subject to the security interest created by the other person;\n(2) The security interest created by the other person was perfected when the debtor acquired the collateral; and\n(3) There is no period thereafter when the security interest is unperfected.\n(b) Limitation of subsection (a) subordination. Subsection (a) of this section subordinates a security interest only if the security interest:\n(1) Otherwise would have priority solely under section 9-322(a) or 9-324; or\n(2) Arose solely under section 2-711(3) or 2A-508(5).","path":["CHAPTER 46. UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE.","ARTICLE 9. SECURED TRANSACTIONS; SALES OF ACCOUNTS AND CHATTEL PAPER."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/46-9-325/","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":"d5cc093f7e8db55870bc3896af19838ebd0a4d1c3e1804a0d227eb2064c27700","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-46-9-324a","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-46-9-326"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}