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Wis. Stat. § 409.314

Perfection by control

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(1) Perfection by control. A security interest in investment property, deposit accounts, letter-of-credit rights, or electronic chattel paper may be perfected by control of the collateral under s. 409.104 , 409.105 , 409.106 , or 409.107 .

(2) Specified collateral: time of perfection by control; continuation of perfection. A security interest in deposit accounts, electronic chattel paper, or letter-of-credit rights is perfected by control under s. 409.104 , 409.105 , or 409.107 when the secured party obtains control and remains perfected by control only while the secured party retains control.

(3) Investment property: time of perfection by control; continuation of perfection. A security interest in investment property is perfected by control under s. 409.106 from the time the secured party obtains control and remains perfected by control until:

(a) The secured party does not have control; and

(b) One of the following occurs:

1. If the collateral is a certificated security, the debtor has or acquires possession of the security certificate;

2. If the collateral is an uncertificated security, the issuer has registered or registers the debtor as the registered owner; or

3. If the collateral is a security entitlement, the debtor is or becomes the entitlement holder.

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