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SECTION 9-314A

Perfection by Possession and Control of Chattel Paper

Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) CHAPTER 38, ARTICLE 9, PART 3, SUBPART 2

* Section 9-314A. Perfection by Possession and Control of Chattel Paper.

(a) Perfection by possession and control. A secured party may perfect
a security interest in chattel paper by taking possession of each
authoritative tangible copy of the record evidencing the chattel paper
and obtaining control of each authoritative electronic copy of the
electronic record evidencing the chattel paper.

(b) Time of perfection; continuation of perfection. A security
interest is perfected under subsection (a) not earlier than the time the
secured party takes possession and obtains control and remains perfected
under subsection (a) only while the secured party retains possession and
control.

(c) Application of Section 9--313 to perfection by possession of
chattel paper. Section 9--313(c) and (f) through (i) applies to
perfection by possession of an authoritative tangible copy of a record
evidencing chattel paper.

* NB Effective June 3, 2026