Section 55-9-301 - Law governing perfection and priority of security interests.
55-9-301. Law governing perfection and priority of security interests.
Except as otherwise provided in Sections 55-9-303 through 55-9-306 NMSA 1978, the following rules determine the law governing perfection, the effect of perfection or nonperfection and the priority of a security interest in collateral:
(1) except as otherwise provided in this section, while a debtor 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 collateral;
(2) while collateral is located in a jurisdiction, the local law of that jurisdiction governs perfection, the effect of perfection or nonperfection and the priority of a possessory security interest in that collateral;
(3) except as otherwise provided in Subsection (4) of this section, while tangible negotiable documents, goods, instruments, money or tangible chattel paper is located in a jurisdiction, the local law of that jurisdiction governs:
(A) perfection of a security interest in the goods by filing a fixture filing;
(B) perfection of a security interest in timber to be cut; and
(C) the effect of perfection or nonperfection and the priority of a nonpossessory security interest in the collateral; and
(4) the local law of the jurisdiction in which the wellhead or minehead is located governs perfection, the effect of perfection or nonperfection and the priority of a security interest in as-extracted collateral.