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Fla. Stat. § 679.331

Priority of rights of purchasers of controllable accounts, controllable electronic records, controllable payment intangibles, documents, instruments, and securities under other articles; priority of interests in financial assets and security entitlements and protection against assertion of claim under chapters 669 and 678

Known as the Uniform Commercial Code

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

History.--s. 3, ch. 2001-198; s. 97, ch. 2025-92.

(1) This chapter does not limit the rights of a holder in due course of a negotiable instrument, a holder to which a negotiable document of title has been duly negotiated, or a protected purchaser of a security, or a qualifying purchase of a controllable account, controllable electronic record, or controllable payment intangible. These holders or purchasers take priority over an earlier security interest, even if perfected, to the extent provided in chapters 669, 673, 677, and 678.

(2) This chapter does not limit the rights of or impose liability on a person to the extent that the person is protected against the assertion of an adverse claim under chapter 669 or chapter 678.

(3) Filing under this chapter does not constitute notice of a claim or defense to the holders, purchasers, or persons described in subsections (1) and (2).

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