# Va. Code Ann. § 8.7-602: Attachment of goods covered by a negotiable document

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VA_T8.7_P6_S8.7-602

## Section

- **Citation:** Va. Code Ann. § 8.7-602
- **Heading:** Attachment of goods covered by a negotiable document
- **Jurisdiction:** Virginia
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Virginia Code / Title 8.7 / Part 6 / Section 8.7-602

## Text

Except where the document was originally issued upon delivery of the goods by a person who had no power to dispose of them, no lien attaches by virtue of any judicial process to goods in the possession of a bailee for which a negotiable document is outstanding unless possession or control of the document is first surrendered to the bailee or its negotiation is enjoined. The bailee shall not be compelled to deliver the goods pursuant to process until possession or control of the document is surrendered to him or the court. One who purchases the document for value without notice of the process or injunction takes free of the lien imposed by judicial process.

Code 1950, § 61-28; 1964, c. 219; 2004, c. 200 .

## Nearby sections

- [Va. Code Ann. § 8.7-601 Lost, stolen or destroyed documents](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VA_T8.7_P6_S8.7-601.md)
- [Va. Code Ann. § 8.7-602 Attachment of goods covered by a negotiable document](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VA_T8.7_P6_S8.7-602.md)
- [Va. Code Ann. § 8.7-603 Conflicting claims; interpleader](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VA_T8.7_P6_S8.7-603.md)

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