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LR 1087
Item 1

 
cite subsection (5)] does not require a description to be
specific. For example, a description such as "all tort claims
arising out of the explosion of debtor's factory" would suffice,
even if the exact amount of the claim, the theory on which it may
be based, and the identity of the tortfeasor(s) are not
described. (Indeed, those facts may not be known at the time.)

 
SUBPART 2

 
APPLICABILITY OF Article

 
§9-1109.__Scope

 
(1)__Except as otherwise provided in subsections (3) and (4),
this Article applies to:

 
(a)__A transaction, regardless of its form, that creates a
security interest in personal property or fixtures by
contract;

 
(b)__An agricultural lien;

 
(c)__A sale of accounts, chattel paper, payment intangibles
or promissory notes;

 
(d)__A consignment;

 
(e)__A security interest arising under section 2-401, 2-505,
2-711, subsection (3) or 2-1508, subsection (5), as provided
in section 9-1110; and

 
(f)__A security interest arising under section 4-210 or 5-
1118.

 
(2)__The application of this Article to a security interest in
a secured obligation is not affected by the fact that the
obligation is itself secured by a transaction or interest to
which this Article does not apply.

 
(3)__This Article does not apply to the extent that:

 
(a)__A statute, regulation or treaty of the United States
preempts this Article;

 
(b)__Another statute of this State expressly governs the
creation, perfection, priority or enforcement of a security
interest created by this State or a governmental unit of
this State;


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