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Miss. Code Ann. § 75-9-301

Law governing perfection and priority of security interests

Applied in 6 court decisions — leading case TXG Intrastate Pipeline Co. v. Grossnickle (1997)

Most recently applied in Nat'l Truck Funding LLC v. Yolo Capital Inc. (In re Nat'l Truck Funding LLC) (January 2018)

Former 1972 Code § 75-9-301 [Codes, 1942, § 41A:9-301; Laws, 1966, ch. 316, § 9-301; Laws, 1977, ch. 452, § 14; Laws, 1986, ch. 343, § 1; Laws, 1996, ch. 468, § 62, eff from and…

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Except as otherwise provided in Sections 75-9-303 through 75-9-306, the following rules determine the law governing perfection, the effect of perfection or nonperfection, and the priority of a security interest in collateral:

(1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, while a debtor is located in a jurisdiction, the local law of that jurisdiction governs perfection, the effect of perfection or nonperfection, and the priority of a security interest in collateral.

(2) While collateral is located in a jurisdiction, the local law of that jurisdiction governs perfection, the effect of perfection or nonperfection, and the priority of a possessory security interest in that collateral.

(3) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (4), while tangible negotiable documents, goods, instruments, money or tangible chattel paper is located in a jurisdiction, the local law of that jurisdiction governs:

(4) The local law of the jurisdiction in which the wellhead or minehead is located governs perfection, the effect of perfection or nonperfection, and the priority of a security interest in as-extracted collateral.

Perfection of a security interest in the goods by filing a fixture filing;

Perfection of a security interest in timber to be cut; and

The effect of perfection or nonperfection and the priority of a nonpossessory security interest in the collateral.

Current official text: Mississippi Code (LexisNexis). Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Mississippi statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.