Sec. 42a-9-305. Law governing perfection and priority of security interests in investment property.
Sec. 42a-9-305. Law governing perfection and priority of security interests in
investment property. (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (c), the following
rules apply:
(1) While a security certificate is located in a jurisdiction, the local law of that
jurisdiction governs perfection, the effect of perfection or nonperfection and the priority
of a security interest in the certificated security represented thereby.
(2) The local law of the issuer's jurisdiction as specified in subsection (d) of section
42a-8-110 governs perfection, the effect of perfection or nonperfection and the priority
of a security interest in an uncertificated security.
(3) The local law of the securities intermediary's jurisdiction as specified in subsection (e) of section 42a-8-110 governs perfection, the effect of perfection or nonperfection
and the priority of a security interest in a security entitlement or securities account.
(4) The local law of the commodity intermediary's jurisdiction governs perfection,
the effect of perfection or nonperfection and the priority of a security interest in a commodity contract or commodity account.
(b) The following rules determine a commodity intermediary's jurisdiction for purposes of this part:
(1) If an agreement between the commodity intermediary and commodity customer
governing the commodity account expressly provides that a particular jurisdiction is
the commodity intermediary's jurisdiction for purposes of this part, this article or this
title, that jurisdiction is the commodity intermediary's jurisdiction.
(2) If subdivision (1) does not apply and an agreement between the commodity
intermediary and commodity customer governing the commodity account expressly
provides that the agreement is governed by the law of a particular jurisdiction, that
jurisdiction is the commodity intermediary's jurisdiction.
(3) If neither subdivision (1) nor subdivision (2) applies and an agreement between
the commodity intermediary and commodity customer governing the commodity account expressly provides that the commodity account is maintained at an office in a
particular jurisdiction, that jurisdiction is the commodity intermediary's jurisdiction.
(4) If none of the preceding subdivisions applies, the commodity intermediary's
jurisdiction is the jurisdiction in which the office identified in an account statement as
the office serving the commodity customer's account is located.
(5) If none of the preceding subdivisions applies, the commodity intermediary's
jurisdiction is the jurisdiction in which the chief executive office of the commodity
intermediary is located.
(c) The local law of the jurisdiction in which the debtor is located governs:
(1) Perfection of a security interest in investment property by filing;
(2) Automatic perfection of a security interest in investment property created by a
broker or securities intermediary; and
(3) Automatic perfection of a security interest in a commodity contract or commodity account created by a commodity intermediary.
(1959, P.A. 133, S. 9-305; P.A. 76-369, S. 21; P.A. 77-604, S. 26, 84; P.A. 79-435, S. 50; P.A. 96-198, S. 25; P.A. 97-182, S. 61; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 98-1, S. 33, 121; P.A. 01-132, S. 25.)
History: P.A. 76-369 specified applicability of provisions to security interests in money; P.A. 77-604 made technical
correction; P.A. 79-435 specified applicability to instruments "other than certificated securities"; P.A. 96-198 added provision that a security interest in the right to proceeds of a written letter of credit may be perfected by the secured party's
taking possession of the letter of credit; P.A. 97-182 made provisions applicable to a security interest in certificated securities
by deleting the provision that excluded certificated securities from the term "instrument"; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 98-1 made
a technical change, effective June 24, 1998 (Revisor's note: In codifying this section the Revisors deleted the words "other
than certificated securities" to reflect the deletion of these words by P.A. 97-182); P.A. 01-132 replaced former provisions
re when possession by the secured party perfects a security interest with provisions re the law governing perfection, the
effect of perfection or nonperfection and the priority of a security interest in investment property.