California Commercial Code
§ 9313
COM § 9313 Effective Jan 1, 2024Div. 9 · Ch. 3
Statute text
View on leginfo.ca.gov(a)Except as otherwise provided in subdivision (b), a secured party may perfect a security interest in goods, instruments, negotiable tangible documents, or tangible money by taking possession of the collateral. A secured party may perfect a security interest in certificated securities by taking delivery of the certificated securities under Section 8301.
(b)With respect to goods covered by a certificate of title issued by this state, a secured party may perfect a security interest in the goods by taking possession of the goods only in the circumstances described in subdivision (d) of Section 9316.
(c)With respect to collateral other than certificated securities and goods covered by a document, a secured party takes possession of collateral in the possession of a person other than the debtor, the secured party, or a lessee of the collateral from the debtor in the ordinary course of the debtor’s business, when either of the following conditions is satisfied:
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Legislative history
Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 210, Sec. 43. (SB 95) Effective January 1, 2024.