Section 9--312. Perfection of Security Interests in Chattel Paper, Deposit Accounts, Documents, Goods Covered by Documents, Instruments, Investment Property, Letter-of-credit Rights, and Money; Perfection by Permissive Filing; Temporary Perfection Without Filing or Transfer of Possession  


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  • (a) Perfection  by  filing  permitted.  A security interest in chattel
      paper, negotiable documents, instruments, or investment property may  be
      perfected by filing.
        (b) Control  or  possession of certain collateral. Except as otherwise
      provided in Section 9--315(c) and (d) for proceeds:
             (1) a security interest in a deposit  account  may  be  perfected
                 only by control under Section 9--314;
             (2) and  except  as  otherwise  provided  in Section 9--308(d), a
                 security  interest  in  a  letter-of-credit  right   may   be
                 perfected only by control under Section 9--314; and
             (3) a  security  interest  in  money may be perfected only by the
                 secured party's taking possession under Section 9--313.
        (c) Goods covered by negotiable  document.  While  goods  are  in  the
      possession  of  a  bailee that has issued a negotiable document covering
      the goods:
             (1) a  security  interest  in  the  goods  may  be  perfected  by
                 perfecting a security interest in the document; and
             (2) a  security  interest  perfected in the document has priority
                 over any security interest  that  becomes  perfected  in  the
                 goods by another method during that time.
        (d) Goods  covered  by  nonnegotiable document. While goods are in the
      possession of  a  bailee  that  has  issued  a  non-negotiable  document
      covering  the  goods,  a security interest in the goods may be perfected
      by:
             (1) issuance of a document in the name of the secured party;
             (2) the bailee's receipt of notification of the  secured  party's
                 interest; or
             (3) filing as to the goods.
        (e) Temporary   perfection:   new   value.   A  security  interest  in
      certificated  securities,  negotiable  documents,  or   instruments   is
      perfected  without filing or the taking of possession for a period of 20
      days from the time it attaches to the extent  that  it  arises  for  new
      value given under an authenticated security agreement.
        (f) Temporary perfection: goods or documents made available to debtor.
      A  perfected  security  interest  in  a  negotiable document or goods in
      possession of a bailee, other than one  that  has  issued  a  negotiable
      document  for the goods, remains perfected for 20 days without filing if
      the secured party makes available to the debtor the goods  or  documents
      representing the goods for the purpose of:
             (1) ultimate sale or exchange; or
             (2) loading,   unloading,   storing,   shipping,   transshipping,
                 manufacturing, processing, or otherwise dealing with them  in
                 a manner preliminary to their sale or exchange.
        (g) Temporary   perfection:   delivery   of  security  certificate  or
      instrument to debtor. A perfected security interest  in  a  certificated
      security  or  instrument remains perfected for 20 days without filing if
      the secured party delivers the security certificate or instrument to the
      debtor for the purpose of:
             (1) ultimate sale or exchange; or
             (2) presentation,   collection,    enforcement,    renewal,    or
                 registration of transfer.
    
        (h) Expiration  of  temporary  perfection.  After  the  20-day  period
      specified in subsection (e), (f), or  (g)  expires,  perfection  depends
      upon compliance with this article.
        (i) Cooperative interests. Subsections (a) through (h) do not apply to
      cooperative interests.