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Ark. Code Ann. § 4-9-310

When filing required to perfect security interest or agricultural lien — Security interests and agricultural liens to which filing provisions do not apply

Known as the Uniform Commercial Code

The act spans §§ 4–4 (597 sections).

Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Southern Bancorp South v. Richmond (In Re Richmond) (2010)

Most recently applied in 2013 Ark. App. 259 - Newsom v. Rabo Agrifinance, Inc. (April 2013)

Acts 2001, No. 1439, § 1; 2007, No. 342, § 32.

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(1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) and § 4-9-312(b), a financing statement must be filed to perfect all security interests and agricultural liens.

(2) The filing of a financing statement is not necessary to perfect a security interest: that is perfected under § 4-9-308(d), (e), (f), or (g);

(3) that is perfected under § 4-9-309 when it attaches;

(4) in property subject to a statute, regulation, or treaty described in § 4-9-311(a);

(5) in goods in possession of a bailee which is perfected under § 4-9-312(d)(1) or (2);

(6) in certificated securities, documents, goods, or instruments which is perfected without filing or possession under § 4-9-312(e), (f), or (g);

(7) in collateral in the secured party's possession under § 4-9-313;

(8) in a certificated security which is perfected by delivery of the security certificate to the secured party under § 4-9-313;

(9) in deposit accounts, electronic chattel paper, electronic documents, investment property, or letter-of-credit rights which is perfected by control under § 4-9-314;

(10) in proceeds which is perfected under § 4-9-315; or

(11) that is perfected under § 4-9-316.

(12) If a secured party assigns a perfected security interest or agricultural lien, a filing under this chapter is not required to continue the perfected status of the security interest against creditors of and transferees from the original debtor.

Current official text: Arkansas General Assembly. Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Arkansas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.