West Virginia Code § 46-9-201

General effectiveness of security agreement. e
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(a) General effectiveness. Except as otherwise provided in the Uniform Commercial Code, a
security agreement is effective according to its terms between the parties, against
purchasers of the collateral, and against creditors. u
(b) Applicable consumer laws and other law. A transaction subject to this article is subject to
any applicable rule of law which establishes a different rule for consumers, to any other
statute or regulation of this state that regulates the rates, charges, agreements, and
practices for loans, credit sales or other extensions of credit, and to any consumer-protection
statute or regulation of this state. l
(c) Other applicable law controls. In case of conflict between this article and a rule of law,
statute or regulation described in subsectiion (b) of this section, the rule of law, statute or
regulation controls. Failure to compgly with a statute or regulation described in subsection
(b) of this section has only the effect the statute or regulation specifies.
(d) Further deference to other applicable law. This article does not:
(1) Validate any rate, charge, agreement or practice that violates a rule of law, statute or
regulation described in subsection (b) of this section; or
(2) Extend theV application of the rule of law, statute, or regulation to a transaction not
otherwise subject to it.

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