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Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 11, § 9-1314-A

Perfection by possession and control of chattel paper

Known as the Uniform Commercial Code

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

PL 2023, c. 669, Pt

(1). A secured party may perfect a security interest in chattel paper by taking possession of each authoritative tangible copy of the record evidencing the chattel paper and obtaining control of each authoritative electronic copy of the electronic record evidencing the chattel paper.

(2). A security interest is perfected under subsection (1) not earlier than the time the secured party takes possession and obtains control and remains perfected under subsection (1) only while the secured party retains possession and control.

(3). Section 9‑1313, subsections (3) and (6) to (9) apply to perfection by possession of an authoritative tangible copy of a record evidencing chattel paper.

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