(f)__In collateral in the secured party's possession under section 9-1313;

(g)__In a certificated security that is perfected by delivery of the security certificate to the secured party under section 9-1313;

(h)__In deposit accounts, electronic chattel paper, investment property or letter-of-credit rights that is perfected by control under section 9-1314;

(i)__In proceeds that is perfected under section 9-1315; or

(j)__That is perfected under section 9-1316.

(3)__If a secured party assigns a perfected security interest or agricultural lien, a filing under this Article is not required to continue the perfected status of the security interest against creditors of and transferees from the original debtor.

Official Comment

1. Source. Former Section 9-302(1), (2).

2. General Rule. Subsection (a) [Maine cite subsection (1)] establishes a central Article 9 [Maine cite Article 9-A] principle: Filing a financing statement is necessary for perfection of security interests and agricultural liens. However, filing is not necessary to perfect a security interest that is perfected by another permissible method, see subsection (b) [Maine cite subsection (2)], nor does filing ordinarily perfect a security interest in a deposit account, letter-of- credit right, or money. See Section 9-312(b) [Maine cite section 9-1312, subsection (2)]. Part 5 of the Article deals with the office in which to file, mechanics of filing, and operations of the filing office.

3. Exemptions from Filing. Subsection (b) [Maine cite subsection (2)] lists the security interests for which filing is not required as a condition of perfection, because they are perfected automatically upon attachment (subsections (b)(2) and (b)(9) [Maine cite subsection (2), paragraphs (b) and (i)]) or upon the occurrence of another event (subsections (b)(1), (b)(5), and (b)(9) [Maine cite subsection (2), paragraphs (a), (e) and (i)]), because they are perfected under the law of another