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§9-1314
Title 11: UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE
Article 9-A: TRANSACTIONS
Part 3: PERFECTION AND PRIORITY
Subpart 2: PERFECTION
§9-1315

§9-1314-A. Perfection by possession and control of chattel paper

(CONTAINS TEXT WITH VARYING EFFECTIVE DATES)
(WHOLE SECTION TEXT EFFECTIVE 7/01/25)
(1).  A secured party may perfect a security interest in chattel paper by taking possession of each authoritative tangible copy of the record evidencing the chattel paper and obtaining control of each authoritative electronic copy of the electronic record evidencing the chattel paper.  
[PL 2023, c. 669, Pt. A, §111 (NEW); PL 2023, c. 669, Pt. E, §1 (AFF).]
(2).  A security interest is perfected under subsection (1) not earlier than the time the secured party takes possession and obtains control and remains perfected under subsection (1) only while the secured party retains possession and control.  
[PL 2023, c. 669, Pt. A, §111 (NEW); PL 2023, c. 669, Pt. E, §1 (AFF).]
(3).  Section 9‑1313, subsections (3) and (6) to (9) apply to perfection by possession of an authoritative tangible copy of a record evidencing chattel paper.  
[PL 2023, c. 669, Pt. A, §111 (NEW); PL 2023, c. 669, Pt. E, §1 (AFF).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2023, c. 669, Pt. A, §111 (NEW). PL 2023, c. 669, Pt. E, §1 (AFF).
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