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Fla. Stat. § 679.325

Priority of security interests in transferred collateral

Known as the Uniform Commercial Code

The act spans §§ 679.1011 to 679.902 (152 sections).

History.--s. 3, ch. 2001-198.

(1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (2), a security interest created by a debtor is subordinate to a security interest in the same collateral created by another person if:

(a) The debtor acquired the collateral subject to the security interest created by the other person;

(b) The security interest created by the other person was perfected when the debtor acquired the collateral; and

(c) There is no period thereafter during which the security interest is unperfected.

(2) Subsection (1) subordinates a security interest only if the security interest:

(a) Otherwise would have priority solely under s. 679.322(1) or s. 679.324; or

(b) Arose solely under s. 672.711(3) or s. 680.508(5).

Official source: Online Sunshine (Florida Legislature). Reproduced from public-domain Florida statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.