West Virginia Code
Article 9. Secured Transactions; Sales of Accounts and Chattel Paper
§46-9-402. Secured Party Not Obligated on Contract of Debtor or in Tort

The existence of a security interest, agricultural lien, or authority given to a debtor to dispose of or use collateral, without more, does not subject a secured party to liability in contract or tort for the debtor's acts or omissions.

Structure West Virginia Code

West Virginia Code

Chapter 46. Uniform Commercial Code

Article 9. Secured Transactions; Sales of Accounts and Chattel Paper

§46-9-101. Short Title

§46-9-102. Definitions and Index of Definitions

§46-9-103. Purchase-Money Security Interest; Application of Payments; Burden of Establishing

§46-9-103a. &Quot;production-Money Crops"; &Quot;production-Money Obligation"; Production-Money Security Interest; Burden of Establishing

§46-9-104. Control of Deposit Account

§46-9-105. Control of Electronic Chattel Paper

§46-9-106. Control of Investment Property

§46-9-107. Control of Letter-of-Credit Right

§46-9-108. Sufficiency of Description

§46-9-109. Scope

§46-9-110. Security Interests Arising Under Article Two or Two-A

§46-9-201. General Effectiveness of Security Agreement

§46-9-202. Title to Collateral Immaterial

§46-9-203. Attachment and Enforceability of Security Interest; Proceeds; Supporting Obligations; Formal Requisites

§46-9-204. After-Acquired Property; Future Advances

§46-9-205. Use or Disposition of Collateral Permissible

§46-9-206. Security Interest Arising in Purchase or Delivery of Financial Asset

§46-9-207. Rights and Duties of Secured Party Having Possession or Control of Collateral

§46-9-208. Additional Duties of Secured Party Having Control of Collateral

§46-9-209. Duties of Secured Party if Account Debtor Has Been Notified of Assignment

§46-9-210. Request for Accounting; Request Regarding List of Collateral or Statement of Account

§46-9-301. Law Governing Perfection and Priority of Security Interests

§46-9-302. Law Governing Perfection and Priority of Agricultural Liens

§46-9-303. Law Governing Perfection and Priority of Security Interests in Goods Covered by a Certificate of Title

§46-9-304. Law Governing Perfection and Priority of Security Interests in Deposit Accounts

§46-9-305. Law Governing Perfection and Priority of Security Interests in Investment Property

§46-9-306. Law Governing Perfection and Priority of Security Interests in Letter-of-Credit Rights

§46-9-307. Location of Debtor

§46-9-308. When Security Interest or Agricultural Lien Is Perfected; Continuity of Perfection

§46-9-309. Security Interest Perfected Upon Attachment

§46-9-310. When Filing Required to Perfect Security Interest or Agricultural Lien; Security Interests and Agricultural Liens to Which Filing Provisions Do Not Apply

§46-9-311. Perfection of Security Interests in Property Subject to Certain Statutes, Regulations and Treaties

§46-9-312. Perfection of Security Interests in Chattel Paper, Deposit Accounts, Documents, Goods Covered by Documents, Instruments, Investment Property, Letter-of-Credit Rights and Money; Perfection by Permissive Filing; Temporary Perfection Without...

§46-9-313. When Possession by or Delivery to Secured Party Perfects Security Interest Without Filing

§46-9-314. Perfection by Control

§46-9-315. Secured Party's Rights on Disposition of Collateral and in Proceeds

§46-9-316. Effect of Change in Governing Law

§46-9-317. Interests That Take Priority Over or Take Free of Security Interest or Agricultural Lien

§46-9-318. No Interest Retained in Right to Payment That Is Sold; Rights and Title of Seller of Account or Chattel Paper With Respect to Creditors and Purchasers

§46-9-319. Rights and Title of Consignee With Respect to Creditors and Purchasers

§46-9-320. Buyer of Goods

§46-9-321. Licensee of General Intangible and Lessee of Goods in Ordinary Course of Business

§46-9-322. Priorities Among Conflicting Security Interests in and Agricultural Liens on Same Collateral

§46-9-323. Future Advances

§46-9-324. Priority of Purchase-Money Security Interests

§46-9-324a. Priority of Production-Money Security Interests and Agricultural Liens

§46-9-325. Priority of Security Interests in Transferred Collateral

§46-9-326. Priority of Security Interests Created by New Debtor

§46-9-327. Priority of Security Interests in Deposit Account

§46-9-328. Priority of Security Interests in Investment Property

§46-9-329. Priority of Security Interests in Letter-of-Credit Right

§46-9-330. Priority of Purchaser of Chattel Paper or Instrument

§46-9-331. Priority of Rights of Purchasers of Instruments, Documents, and Securities Under Other Articles; Priority of Interests in Financial Assets and Security Entitlements Under Article Eight

§46-9-332. Transfer of Money; Transfer of Funds From Deposit Account

§46-9-333. Priority of Certain Liens Arising by Operation of Law

§46-9-334. Priority of Security Interests in Fixtures and Crops

§46-9-335. Accessions

§46-9-336. Commingled Goods

§46-9-337. Priority of Security Interests in Goods Covered by Certificate of Title

§46-9-338. Priority of Security Interest or Agricultural Lien Perfected by Filed Financing Statement Providing Certain Incorrect Information

§46-9-339. Priority Subject to Subordination

§46-9-340. Effectiveness of Right of Recoupment or Set-Off Against Deposit Account

§46-9-341. Bank's Rights and Duties With Respect to Deposit Account

§46-9-342. Bank's Right to Refuse to Enter Into or Disclose Existence of Control Agreement

§46-9-401. Alienability of Debtor's Rights

§46-9-402. Secured Party Not Obligated on Contract of Debtor or in Tort

§46-9-403. Agreement Not to Assert Defenses Against Assignee

§46-9-404. Rights Acquired by Assignee; Claims and Defenses Against Assignee

§46-9-405. Modification of Assigned Contract

§46-9-406. Discharge of Account Debtor; Notification of Assignment; Identification and Proof of Assignment; Restrictions on Assignment of Accounts, Chattel Paper, Payment Intangibles and Promissory Notes Ineffective

§46-9-407. Restrictions on Creation or Enforcement of Security Interest in Leasehold Interest or in Lessor's Residual Interest

§46-9-408. Restrictions on Assignment of Promissory Notes, Health-Care-Insurance Receivables and Certain General Intangibles Ineffective

§46-9-409. Restrictions on Assignment of Letter-of-Credit Rights Ineffective

§46-9-501. Filing Office

§46-9-502. Contents of Financing Statement; Record of Mortgage as Financing Statement; Time of Filing Financing Statement

§46-9-503. Name of Debtor and Secured Party

§46-9-504. Indication of Collateral

§46-9-505. Filing and Compliance With Other Statutes and Treaties for Consignments, Leases, Other Bailments and Other Transactions

§46-9-506. Effect of Errors or Omissions

§46-9-507. Effect of Certain Events on Effectiveness of Financing Statement

§46-9-508. Effectiveness of Financing Statement if New Debtor Becomes Bound by Security Agreement

§46-9-509. Persons Entitled to File a Record

§46-9-510. Effectiveness of Filed Record

§46-9-511. Secured Party of Record

§46-9-512. Amendment of Financing Statement

§46-9-513. Termination Statement

§46-9-514. Assignment of Powers of Secured Party of Record

§46-9-515. Duration and Effectiveness of Financing Statement; Effect of Lapsed Financing Statement

§46-9-516. What Constitutes Filing; Effectiveness of Filing

§46-9-516a. Filing Fraudulent Records; Civil and Criminal Penalties; Administrative Proceedings; Immunity From Liability

§46-9-517. Effect of Indexing Errors

§46-9-518. Claim Concerning Inaccurate or Wrongfully Filed Record

§46-9-519. Numbering, Maintaining and Indexing Records; Communicating Information Provided in Records

§46-9-520. Acceptance and Refusal to Accept Record

§46-9-521. Written Financing Statement and Amendment Thereto

§46-9-522. Maintenance and Destruction of Records

§46-9-523. Information From Filing Office; Sale or License of Records

§46-9-524. Delay by Filing Office

§46-9-525. Fees

§46-9-526. Filing-Office Rules

§46-9-527. Duty to Report

§46-9-601. Rights After Default; Judicial Enforcement; Consignor or Buyer of Accounts, Chattel Paper, Payment Intangibles or Promissory Notes

§46-9-602. Waiver and Variance of Rights and Duties

§46-9-603. Agreement on Standards Concerning Rights and Duties

§46-9-604. Procedure if Security Agreement Covers Real Property or Fixtures

§46-9-605. Unknown Debtor or Secondary Obligor

§46-9-606. Time of Default for Agricultural Lien

§46-9-607. Collection and Enforcement by Secured Party

§46-9-608. Application of Proceeds of Collection or Enforcement; Liability for Deficiency and Right to Surplus

§46-9-609. Secured Party's Right to Take Possession After Default

§46-9-610. Disposition of Collateral After Default

§46-9-611. Notification Before Disposition of Collateral

§46-9-612. Timeliness of Notification Before Disposition of Collateral

§46-9-613. Contents and Form of Notification Before Disposition of Collateral: General

§46-9-614. Contents and Form of Notification Before Disposition of Collateral: Consumer-Goods Transaction

§46-9-615. Application of Proceeds of Disposition; Liability for Deficiency and Right to Surplus

§46-9-616. Explanation of Calculation of Surplus or Deficiency

§46-9-617. Rights of Transferee of Collateral

§46-9-618. Rights and Duties of Certain Secondary Obligors

§46-9-619. Transfer of Record or Legal Title

§46-9-620. Acceptance of Collateral in Full or Partial Satisfaction of Obligation; Compulsory Disposition of Collateral

§46-9-621. Notification of Proposal to Accept Collateral

§46-9-622. Effect of Acceptance of Collateral

§46-9-623. Right to Redeem Collateral

§46-9-624. Waiver

§46-9-625. Remedies for Secured Party's Failure to Comply With Article

§46-9-626. Action in Which Deficiency or Surplus Is in Issue

§46-9-627. Determination of Whether Conduct Was Commercially Reasonable

§46-9-628. Nonliability and Limitation on Liability of Secured Party; Liability of Secondary Obligor

§46-9-701. Effective Date

§46-9-702. Savings Clause

§46-9-703. Security Interest Perfected Before Effective Date

§46-9-704. Security Interest Unperfected Before Effective Date

§46-9-705. Effectiveness of Action Taken Before Effective Date

§46-9-706. When Initial Financing Statement Suffices to Continue Effectiveness of Financing Statement

§46-9-707. Amendment of Preeffective-Date Financing Statement

§46-9-708. Persons Entitled to File Initial Financing Statement or Continuation Statement

§46-9-709. Priority

§46-9-801. Effective Date

§46-9-802. Savings Clause

§46-9-803. Security Interest Perfected Before Effective Date

§46-9-804. Security Interest Unperfected Before Effective Date

§46-9-805. Effectiveness of Action Taken Before Effective Date

§46-9-806. When Initial Financing Statement Suffices to Continue Effectiveness of Financing Statement

§46-9-807. Amendment of Preeffective-Date Financing Statement

§46-9-808. Person Entitled to File Initial Financing Statement or Continuation Statement

§46-9-809. Priority