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California Commercial Code

§ 9331

COM § 9331 Effective Jan 1, 2024Div. 9 · Ch. 3
(a)This division does not limit the rights of a holder in due course of a negotiable instrument, a holder to which a negotiable document of title has been duly negotiated, a protected purchaser of a security, or a qualifying purchaser of a controllable account, controllable electronic record, or controllable payment intangible. These holders or purchasers take priority over an earlier security interest, even if perfected, to the extent provided in Division 3 (commencing with Section 3101), Division 7 (commencing with Section 7101), Division 8 (commencing with Section 8101), and Division 12 (commencing with Section 12101).
(b)This division does not limit the rights of or impose liability on a person to the extent that the person is protected against the assertion of a claim under Division 8 (commencing with Section 8101) and Division 12 (commencing with Section 12101).
(c)Filing under this division does not constitute notice of a claim or defense to the holders, purchasers, or persons described in subdivisions (a) and (b).

Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 210, Sec. 52. (SB 95) Effective January 1, 2024.

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