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W. Va. Code § 46-9-306

Law governing perfection and priority of security interests in letter-of-credit rights

Known as the Uniform Commercial Code

The act spans §§ 46–46 (630 sections).

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 200 W. Va. 515 - Cadle Co. v. Citizens National Bank (1997)

Most recently applied in 200 W. Va. 515 - Cadle Co. v. Citizens National Bank (July 1997)

(a) Governing law: issuer's or nominated person's jurisdiction. Subject to subsection (c) of this section, the local law of the issuer's jurisdiction or a nominated person's jurisdiction governs perfection, the effect of perfection or nonperfection, and the priority of a security interest in a letter-of-credit right if the issuer's jurisdiction or nominated person's jurisdiction is a state.

(b) Issuer's or nominated person's jurisdiction. For purposes of this part, an issuer's jurisdiction or nominated person's jurisdiction is the jurisdiction whose law governs the liability of the issuer or nominated person with respect to the letter-of-credit right as provided in section 5-116.

(c) When section not applicable. This section does not apply to a security interest that is perfected only under section 9-308(d).

Official source: West Virginia Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain West Virginia statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.