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Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 11, § 9-1104

Control of deposit account

Known as the Uniform Commercial Code

The act spans §§ 2-101 to 9-1709 (548 sections).

PL 1999, c. 699, §A2 (NEW)

(1). A secured party has control of a deposit account if:

(a). The secured party is the bank with which the deposit account is maintained;

(b). The debtor, secured party and bank have agreed in a signed record that the bank will comply with instructions originated by the secured party directing disposition of the funds in the deposit account without further consent by the debtor;

(c). The secured party becomes the bank's customer with respect to the deposit account; or

(d). Another person, other than the debtor:

(i) Has control of the deposit account and acknowledges that it has control on behalf of the secured party; or

(ii) Obtains control of the deposit account after having acknowledged that it will obtain control of the deposit account on behalf of the secured party.

(2). A secured party that has satisfied subsection (1) has control, even if the debtor retains the right to direct the disposition of funds from the deposit account.

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