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§9-1330
Title 11: UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE
Article 9-A: TRANSACTIONS
Part 3: PERFECTION AND PRIORITY
Subpart 3: PRIORITY
§9-1331

§9-1331. Priority of rights of purchasers of instruments, documents and securities under other Articles; priority of interests in financial assets and security entitlements under Article 8

(CONTAINS TEXT WITH VARYING EFFECTIVE DATES)
(WHOLE SECTION TEXT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 7/01/25)
(1).  This Article does not limit the rights of a holder in due course of a negotiable instrument, a holder to which a negotiable document of title has been duly negotiated or a protected purchaser of a security. These holders or purchasers take priority over an earlier security interest, even if perfected, to the extent provided in Articles 3‑A, 7 and 8.  
[PL 2001, c. 471, Pt. B, §4 (AMD); PL 2001, c. 471, Pt. B, §5 (AFF).]
(2).  This Article does not limit the rights of or impose liability on a person to the extent that the person is protected against the assertion of a claim under Article 8.  
[PL 1999, c. 699, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1999, c. 699, Pt. A, §4 (AFF).]
(3).  Filing under this Article does not constitute notice of a claim or defense to the holders, or purchasers, or persons described in subsections (1) and (2).  
[PL 1999, c. 699, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1999, c. 699, Pt. A, §4 (AFF).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1999, c. 699, §A2 (NEW). PL 1999, c. 699, §A4 (AFF). PL 2001, c. 471, §B4 (AMD). PL 2001, c. 471, §B5 (AFF).
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