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O.C.G.A. § 11-9-314

Perfection by control

Code 1981, § 11-9-314, enacted by Ga

(a) Perfection by control.

respect of collateral securing them, 52

Perfection of security interests by possession, delivery, or control under revised Article 9 of Uniform Commercial Code, 53 A.L.R.6th 159.

Definition and Treatment of “Instruments” Under Revised Article 9 of Uniform Commercial Code, 42 A.L.R.7th Art.

A security interest in investment

property, deposit accounts, letter of credit rights, electronic chattel paper, or electronic documents may be perfected by control of the collateral under Code Section 11-7-106, 11-9-104, 11-9-105, 11-9-106, or 11-9-107.

(b) Specified collateral; time of perfection by control; continuation of perfection. A security interest in deposit accounts, electronic chattel paper, letter of credit rights, or electronic documents is perfected by control under Code Section 11-7-106, 11-9-104, 11-9-105, or 11-9-107 when the secured party obtains control and remains perfected by control only while the secured party retains control.

(c) Investment property; time of perfection by control; continuation of perfection. A security interest in investment property

is perfected by control under Code Section 11-9-106 from the time the secured party obtains control and remains perfected by control until: (1) The secured party does not have control; and

(2) One of the following occurs:

(A) If the collateral is a certificated security, the debtor has or acquires possession of the security certificate;

(B) If the collateral is an uncertificated security, the issuer has registered or registers the debtor as the registered owner; or

(C) If the collateral is a security entitlement, the debtor is or

becomes the entitlement holder.

Current official text: Official Code of Georgia Annotated (LexisNexis). Digitized from the Internet Archive scan of the OCGA. Reproduced from public-domain Georgia statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.