{"formats":[{"name":"JSON","format":"json","url":"\/downloads\/2026\/code-json\/8.11-106.json"},{"name":"Plain Text","format":"text","url":"\/downloads\/2026\/code-text\/8.11-106.txt"},{"name":"XML","format":"xml","url":"\/downloads\/2026\/code-xml\/8.11-106.xml"},{"name":"HTML","format":"html","url":"\/downloads\/2026\/code-html\/8.11-106.html"}],"law_id":377860,"edition_id":2,"section_id":377860,"structure_id":53702,"section_number":"8.11-106","catch_line":"Required refilings","history":"1973, c. 509.","full_text":"1\n\nIf a security interest is perfected or has priority when this act takes effect as to all persons or as to certain persons without any filing or recording, and if the filing of a financing statement would be required for the perfection or priority of the security interest against those persons under this act, the perfection and priority rights of the security interest continue until three years after the effective date of this act. The perfection will then lapse until a financing statement is filed as provided in subsection (4) or unless the security interest is perfected otherwise than by filing.\n\n2\n\nIf a security interest is perfected when this act takes effect under a law other than Title 8.9A which requires no further filing, refiling or recording to continue its perfection, perfection continues until and will lapse three years after this act takes effect, unless a financing statement is filed as provided in subsection (4) or unless the security interest is perfected otherwise than by filing, or unless under subsection (3) of § 8.9-302 the other law continues to govern filing.\n\n3\n\nIf a security interest is perfected by a filing, refiling or recording under a law repealed by this act which required further filing, refiling or recording to continue its perfection, perfection continues and will lapse on the date provided by the law so repealed for such further filing, refiling or recording unless a financing statement is filed as provided in subsection (4) or unless the security interest is perfected otherwise than by filing.\n\n4\n\nA financing statement may be filed within six months before the perfection of a security interest would otherwise lapse. Any such financing statement may be signed by either the debtor or the secured party. It must identify the security agreement, statement or notice (however denominated in any statute or other law repealed or modified by this act), state the office where and the date when the last filing, refiling or recording, if any, was made with respect thereto, and the filing number, if any, or book and page, if any, of recording and further state that the security agreement, statement or notice, however denominated, in another filing office under Title 8.9 or under any statute or other law repealed or modified by this act is still effective. Section 8.9-401 and § 8.9-103 determine the proper place to file such a financing statement. Except as specified in this subsection, the provisions of § 8.9-403 (3) for continuation statements apply to such a financing statement.\n\n","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":1409298,"text":"If a security interest is perfected or has priority when this act takes effect as to all persons or as to certain persons without any filing or recording, and if the filing of a financing statement would be required for the perfection or priority of the security interest against those persons under this act, the perfection and priority rights of the security interest continue until three years after the effective date of this act. 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This law was first created in 1973. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 509 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1973 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online.<\/p>","references":[{"id":377859,"section_number":"8.11-105","catch_line":"Transition provision on change of place of filing","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.11-105\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1508737,"object_type":"law","relational_id":377860,"identifier":"8.11-106","token":"8.11\/8.11-106","url":"\/8.11-106\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/8.11-106\/","token":"8.11\/8.11-106","dublin_core":{"Title":"Required refilings","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 8.11-106","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> If a security interest is perfected or has priority when this act takes effect as to all persons or as to certain persons without any filing or recording, and if the filing of a financing statement would be required for the perfection or priority of the security interest against those persons under this act, the perfection and priority rights of the security interest continue until three years after the effective date of this act. The perfection will then lapse until a financing statement is filed as provided in subsection (4) or unless the security interest is perfected otherwise than by filing. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> If a security interest is perfected when this act takes effect under a law<\/span> other than Title 8.9A which requires no further filing, refiling or recording to continue its perfection, perfection continues until and will lapse three years after this act takes effect, unless a financing statement is filed as provided in subsection (4) or unless the security interest is perfected otherwise than by filing, or unless under subsection (3) of § 8.9-302 the other law<\/span> continues to govern filing. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> If a security interest is perfected by a filing, refiling or recording under a law<\/span> repealed by this act which required further filing, refiling or recording to continue its perfection, perfection continues and will lapse on the date provided by the law<\/span> so repealed for such further filing, refiling or recording unless a financing statement is filed as provided in subsection (4) or unless the security interest is perfected otherwise than by filing. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> A financing statement may be filed within six months before the perfection of a security interest would otherwise lapse. Any such financing statement may be signed by either the debtor or the secured party<\/span>. It must identify the security agreement, statement or notice (however denominated in any statute<\/span> or other law<\/span> repealed or modified by this act), state the office where and the date when the last filing, refiling or recording, if any, was made with respect thereto, and the filing number, if any, or book and page, if any, of recording and further state that the security agreement, statement or notice, however denominated, in another filing office under Title 8.9 or under any statute<\/span> or other law<\/span> repealed or modified by this act is still effective. Section 8.9-401 and § 8.9-103 determine the proper place to file such a financing statement. Except as specified in this subsection, the provisions of § 8.9-403 (3) for continuation statements apply to such a financing statement. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nREQUIRED REFILINGS (\u00a7 8.11-106)\n\n1. If a security interest is perfected or has priority when this act takes\neffect as to all persons or as to certain persons without any filing or\nrecording, and if the filing of a financing statement would be required for the\nperfection or priority of the security interest against those persons under this\nact, the perfection and priority rights of the security interest continue until\nthree years after the effective date of this act. The perfection will then lapse\nuntil a financing statement is filed as provided in subsection (4) or unless the\nsecurity interest is perfected otherwise than by filing.\n\n2. If a security interest is perfected when this act takes effect under a law\nother than Title 8.9A which requires no further filing, refiling or recording to\ncontinue its perfection, perfection continues until and will lapse three years\nafter this act takes effect, unless a financing statement is filed as provided\nin subsection (4) or unless the security interest is perfected otherwise than by\nfiling, or unless under subsection (3) of § 8.9-302 the other law continues\nto govern filing.\n\n3. If a security interest is perfected by a filing, refiling or recording under\na law repealed by this act which required further filing, refiling or recording\nto continue its perfection, perfection continues and will lapse on the date\nprovided by the law so repealed for such further filing, refiling or recording\nunless a financing statement is filed as provided in subsection (4) or unless\nthe security interest is perfected otherwise than by filing.\n\n4. A financing statement may be filed within six months before the perfection of\na security interest would otherwise lapse. Any such financing statement may be\nsigned by either the debtor or the secured party. It must identify the security\nagreement, statement or notice (however denominated in any statute or other law\nrepealed or modified by this act), state the office where and the date when the\nlast filing, refiling or recording, if any, was made with respect thereto, and\nthe filing number, if any, or book and page, if any, of recording and further\nstate that the security agreement, statement or notice, however denominated, in\nanother filing office under Title 8.9 or under any statute or other law repealed\nor modified by this act is still effective. Section 8.9-401 and § 8.9-103\ndetermine the proper place to file such a financing statement. Except as\nspecified in this subsection, the provisions of § 8.9-403 (3) for\ncontinuation statements apply to such a financing statement.\n\nHISTORY: 1973, c. 509.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}