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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>377871</law_id><section_number>8.13-102</section_number><catch_line>Definitions</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2026/" slug="2026" current="TRUE" last_updated="2026-08-02">2026</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="35" identifier="8.13">2022 Amendments &#x2013; Effective Date and Transition Provisions</unit><unit label="part" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="1"></unit></structure><text>
						<section id="a"><p><span class="prefix-number">a.</span> Article A Definitions. In this article: <a id="paragraph-1409381" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/8.13-102/#a"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="a1" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">1.</span> &#x201C;<span class="dictionary">Act</span>&#x201D; means the Uniform Commercial Code Amendments (2022). <a id="paragraph-1409382" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/8.13-102/#a1"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="a2" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">2.</span> &#x201C;<span class="dictionary">Adjustment date</span>&#x201D; means the date that is one year after the <span class="dictionary">effective date of this act</span>. <a id="paragraph-1409383" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/8.13-102/#a2"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="a3" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">3.</span> &#x201C;Title 8.12&#x2033; means Title 8.12 of the Uniform Commercial Code (&#xA7;&#xA7; <a class="law" title="Title" href="/8.12-101/">8.12-101</a> et seq.). <a id="paragraph-1409384" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/8.13-102/#a3"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="a4" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">4.</span> &#x201C;Title 8.12 property&#x201D; means a controllable account, controllable electronic record, or controllable payment intangible. <a id="paragraph-1409385" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/8.13-102/#a4"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="a5" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">5.</span> &#x201C;<span class="dictionary">Effective date of this act</span>&#x201D; means July 1, 2025. <a id="paragraph-1409386" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/8.13-102/#a5"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="b"><p><span class="prefix-number">b.</span> Definitions in other articles. The following definitions in other articles of the Uniform Commercial Code apply to this article.
			&#x201C;Controllable account&#x201D; &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Definitions and index of definitions" href="/8.9A-102/">8.9A-102</a>.<br/><br/>			&#x201C;Controllable electronic record&#x201D; &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Definitions" href="/8.12-102/">8.12-102</a>.<br/><br/>			&#x201C;Controllable payment intangible&#x201D; &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Definitions and index of definitions" href="/8.9A-102/">8.9A-102</a>.<br/><br/>			&#x201C;Electronic money&#x201D; &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Definitions and index of definitions" href="/8.9A-102/">8.9A-102</a>.<br/><br/>			&#x201C;Financing statement&#x201D; &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Definitions and index of definitions" href="/8.9A-102/">8.9A-102</a>. <a id="paragraph-1409387" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/8.13-102/#b"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="c"><p><span class="prefix-number">c.</span> Title 8.1A definitions and principles. Title 8.1A contains general definitions and principles of construction and interpretation applicable throughout this article. <a id="paragraph-1409388" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/8.13-102/#c"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>2024, c. 652.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
