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Home » US Law » 2022 West Virginia Code » Chapter 46. Uniform Commercial Code » Article 9. Secured Transactions; Sales of Accounts and Chattel Paper » §46-9-305. Law Governing Perfection and Priority of Security Interests in Investment Property

(a) Governing law: general rules. Except as otherwise provided in subsection (c) of this section, the following rules apply:

(1) While a security certificate is located in a jurisdiction, the local law of that jurisdiction governs perfection, the effect of perfection or nonperfection, and the priority of a security interest in the certificated security represented thereby.