# Va. Code Ann. § 8.8A-303: Protected purchaser

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VA_T8.8A_P3_S8.8A-303

## Section

- **Citation:** Va. Code Ann. § 8.8A-303
- **Heading:** Protected purchaser
- **Jurisdiction:** Virginia
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Virginia Code / Title 8.8A / Part 3 / Section 8.8A-303

## Text

(a) "Protected purchaser" means a purchaser of a certificated or uncertificated security, or of an interest therein, who:

(1) gives value;

(2) does not have notice of any adverse claim to the security; and

(3) obtains control of the certificated or uncertificated security.

(b) A protected purchaser also acquires its interest in the security free of any adverse claim.

1996, c. 216 ; 2024, c. 652 .

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