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Cal. Com. Code § 8502

Security Entitlements

Known as the Uniform Commercial Code

The act spans §§ 1101–12107 (623 sections).

Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case In Re County of Orange (1997)

Most recently applied in 491 F. App'x 793 - Chase Investment Services Corp. v. Law Offices of Jon Divens & Associates, LLC (August 2012)

Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 497, Sec. 9

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An action based on an adverse claim to a financial asset, whether framed in conversion, replevin, constructive trust, equitable lien, or other theory, may not be asserted against a person who acquires a security entitlement under Section 8501 for value and without notice of the adverse claim.

Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.