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679.322 – Priorities among conflicting security interests in and agricultural liens on same collateral.

679.322 Priorities among conflicting security interests in and agricultural liens on same collateral.— (1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, priority among conflicting security interests and agricultural liens in the same collateral is determined according to the following rules: (a) Conflicting perfected security interests and agricultural liens rank according to priority in time of filing or perfection. […]

679.3071 – Location of debtor.

679.3071 Location of debtor.— (1) In this section, the term “place of business” means a place where a debtor conducts its affairs. (2) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the following rules determine a debtor’s location: (a) A debtor who is an individual is located at the individual’s principal residence. (b) A debtor that is an organization and has […]

679.323 – Future advances.

679.323 Future advances.— (1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (3), for purposes of determining the priority of a perfected security interest under s. 679.322(1)(a), perfection of the security interest dates from the time an advance is made to the extent that the security interest secures an advance that: (a) Is made while the security interest is perfected […]

679.3081 – When security interest or agricultural lien is perfected; continuity of perfection.

679.3081 When security interest or agricultural lien is perfected; continuity of perfection.— (1) Except as otherwise provided in this section and s. 679.3091, a security interest is perfected if it has attached and all of the applicable requirements for perfection in ss. 679.3101-679.3161 have been satisfied. A security interest is perfected when it attaches if the applicable […]

679.324 – Priority of purchase-money security interests.

679.324 Priority of purchase-money security interests.— (1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (7), a perfected purchase-money security interest in goods other than inventory or livestock has priority over a conflicting security interest in the same goods, and, except as otherwise provided in s. 679.327, a perfected security interest in its identifiable proceeds also has priority, if […]

679.3091 – Security interest perfected upon attachment.

679.3091 Security interest perfected upon attachment.—The following security interests are perfected when they attach: (1) A purchase-money security interest in consumer goods, except as otherwise provided in s. 679.3111(2) with respect to consumer goods that are subject to a statute or treaty described in s. 679.3111(1); (2) An assignment of accounts or payment intangibles which does not by […]

679.3101 – When filing required to perfect security interest or agricultural lien; security interests and agricultural liens to which filing provisions do not apply.

679.3101 When filing required to perfect security interest or agricultural lien; security interests and agricultural liens to which filing provisions do not apply.— (1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (2) and s. 679.3121(2), a financing statement must be filed to perfect all security interests and agricultural liens. (2) The filing of a financing statement is not necessary […]

679.3111 – Perfection of security interests in property subject to certain statutes, regulations, and treaties.

679.3111 Perfection of security interests in property subject to certain statutes, regulations, and treaties.— (1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (4), the filing of a financing statement is not necessary or effective to perfect a security interest in property subject to: (a) A statute, regulation, or treaty of the United States whose requirements for a security interest’s […]

679.3121 – 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 filing or transfer of possession.

679.3121 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 filing or transfer of possession.— (1) A security interest in chattel paper, negotiable documents, instruments, or investment property may be perfected by filing. (2) Except as otherwise provided in […]

679.3131 – When possession by or delivery to secured party perfects security interest without filing.

679.3131 When possession by or delivery to secured party perfects security interest without filing.— (1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (2), a secured party may perfect a security interest in tangible negotiable documents, goods, instruments, money, or tangible chattel paper by taking possession of the collateral. A secured party may perfect a security interest in certificated […]