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Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1309.301

Law governing perfection and priority of security interests - UCC 9-301

Known as the Uniform Commercial Code

The act spans §§ 1309.101 to 1309.709 (136 sections).

Effective: June 29, 2011; Latest Legislation: House Bill 9 - 129th General Assembly

Except as otherwise provided in sections 1309.303 to 1309.306 of the Revised Code, the following rules determine the law governing perfection, the effect of perfection or nonperfection, and the priority of a security interest in collateral:

(A) 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.

(B) 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.

(C) Except as otherwise provided in division (D) of this section, while tangible negotiable documents, goods, instruments, money, or tangible chattel paper is located in a jurisdiction, the local law of that jurisdiction governs:

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

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

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

(D) 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.

Official source: Ohio Laws & Administrative Rules (Legislative Service Commission). Reproduced from public-domain Ohio statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.