§490:9-312 Perfection of security interests in chattel paper, controllable accounts, controllable electronic records, controllable payment intangibles, 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. (a) A security interest in chattel paper, controllable accounts, controllable electronic records, controllable payment intangibles, instruments, investment property, or negotiable documents may be perfected by filing.
(b) Except as otherwise provided in section 490:9-315(c) and (d) for proceeds:
(c) While goods are in the possession of a bailee that has issued a negotiable document covering the goods:
(d) While goods are in the possession of a bailee that has issued a nonnegotiable document covering the goods, a security interest in the goods may be perfected by:
(e) A security interest in certificated securities, negotiable documents, or instruments shall be deemed to be perfected without filing or the taking of possession or control for a period of twenty days from the time it attaches to the extent that it arises for new value given under a signed security agreement.
(f) 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 twenty days without filing if the secured party makes available to the debtor the goods or documents representing the goods for the purpose of:
(g) A perfected security interest in a certificated security or instrument remains perfected for twenty days without filing if the secured party delivers the security certificate or instrument to the debtor for the purpose of:
(h) After the twenty-day period specified in subsection (e), (f), or (g) expires, perfection depends upon compliance with this article. [L 2000, c 241, pt of §1; am L 2004, c 163, §27; am L 2023, c 132, §47]