Chapter 84, UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE

84-9-302. Law governing perfection and priority of agricultural liens. While farm products are located in a jurisdiction, the local law of that jurisdiction governs perfection, the effect of perfection or nonperfection, and the priority of an agricultural lien on the farm product…

84-9-303. Law governing perfection and priority of security interests in goods covered by a certificate of title. (a) Applicability of section. This section applies to goods covered by a certificate of title, even if there is no other relationship between the jurisdiction under w…

84-9-304. Law governing perfection and priority of security interests in deposit accounts. (a) Law of bank's jurisdiction governs. The local law of a bank's jurisdiction governs perfection, the effect of perfection or nonperfection, and the priority of a security interest in a de…

84-9-305. Law governing perfection and priority of security interests in investment property. (a) Governing law: General rules. Except as otherwise provided in subsection (c), the following rules apply: (1) While a security certificate is located in a jurisdiction, the local law …

84-9-306. Law governing perfection and priority of security interests in letter-of-credit rights. (a) Governing law: Issuer's or nominated person's jurisdiction. Subject to subsection (c), the local law of the issuer's jurisdiction or a nominated person's jurisdiction governs per…

84-9-307. Location of debtor, registered organization, United States, foreign bank branch or agency, or foreign air carrier. (a) "Place of business." In this section, "place of business" means a place where a debtor conducts its affairs. (b) Debtor's location: General rules. Exce…

84-9-308. When security interest or agricultural lien is perfected; continuity of perfection. (a) Perfection of security interest. Except as otherwise provided in this section and K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 84-9-309, and amendments thereto, a security interest is perfected if it has attac…

84-9-309. Security interest perfected upon attachment. The following security interests are perfected when they attach: (1) A purchase-money security interest in consumer goods, except as otherwise provided in K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 84-9-311(b), and amendments thereto, with respect to…

84-9-310. When filing required to perfect security interest or agricultural lien; security interests and agricultural liens to which filing provisions do not apply. (a) General rule: Perfection by filing. Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) and K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 84-9-3…

84-9-311. Perfection of security interests in property subject to other laws; duration and renewal of perfection; inapplicability to certain collateral. (a) Security interest subject to other law. Except as otherwise provided in subsection (d), the filing of a financing statement…

84-9-312. 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 possessi…

84-9-313. When possession by or delivery to secured party perfects security interest without filing. (a) Perfection by possession or delivery. Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b), a secured party may perfect a security interest in tangible negotiable documents, goods, …

84-9-314. Perfection by control. (a) Perfection by control. A security interest in investment property, deposit accounts, letter-of-credit rights, electronic chattel paper, or electronic documents may be perfected by control of the collateral under K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 84-7-106, and…

84-9-315. Secured party's rights on disposition of collateral and in proceeds. (a) Disposition of collateral: continuation of security interest or agricultural lien; proceeds. Except as otherwise provided in this article and in K.S.A. 84-2-403(2), and amendments thereto: (1) A se…

84-9-316. Continued perfection of security interest following change in governing law. (a) General rule: Effect on perfection of change in governing law. A security interest perfected pursuant to the law of the jurisdiction designated in K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 84-9-301(1) or 84-9-305(…

84-9-317. Interests that take priority over or take free of security interest or agricultural lien. (a) Conflicting security interests and rights of lien creditors. A security interest or agricultural lien is subordinate to the rights of: (1) A person entitled to priority under K…

84-9-318. No interest retained in right to payment that is sold; rights and title of seller of account or chattel paper with respect to creditors and purchasers. (a) Seller retains no interest. A debtor that has sold an account, chattel paper, payment intangible, or promissory no…

84-9-319. Rights and title of consignee with respect to creditors and purchasers. (a) Consignee has consignor's rights. Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b), for purposes of determining the rights of creditors of, and purchasers for value of goods from, a consignee, whi…

84-9-320. Buyer of goods. (a) Buyer in ordinary course of business. Except as otherwise provided in subsection (e), a buyer in ordinary course of business, other than a person buying farm products from a person engaged in farming operations, takes free of a security interest crea…

84-9-321. Licensee of general intangible and lessee of goods in ordinary course of business. (a) "Licensee in ordinary course of business." In this section, "licensee in ordinary course of business" means a person that becomes a licensee of a general intangible in good faith, wit…

84-9-322. Priorities among conflicting security interests in and agricultural liens on same collateral. (a) General priority rules. Except as otherwise provided in this section, priority among conflicting security interests and agricultural liens in the same collateral is determi…

84-9-323. Future advances. (a) When priority based on time of advance. Except as otherwise provided in subsection (c), for purposes of determining the priority of a perfected security interest under K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 84-9-322(a)(1), and amendments thereto, perfection of the secur…

84-9-324. Priority of purchase-money security interests. (a) General rule: Purchase-money priority. Except as otherwise provided in subsection (g), a perfected purchase-money security interest in goods other than inventory or livestock has priority over a conflicting security int…

84-9-325. Priority of security interests in transferred collateral. (a) Subordination of security interest in transferred collateral. Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b), a security interest created by a debtor is subordinate to a security interest in the same collater…

84-9-326. Priority of security interests created by new debtor; multiple original debtors. (a) Subordination of security interest created by new debtor. Subject to subsection (b), a security interest that is created by a new debtor in collateral in which the new debtor has or acq…

84-9-327. Priority of security interests in deposit account. The following rules govern priority among conflicting security interests in the same deposit account: (1) A security interest held by a secured party having control of the deposit account under K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 84-9-10…

84-9-328. Priority of security interests in investment property. The following rules govern priority among conflicting security interests in the same investment property: (1) A security interest held by a secured party having control of investment property under K.S.A. 2025 Supp.…

84-9-329. Priority of security interests in letter-of-credit right. The following rules govern priority among conflicting security interests in the same letter-of-credit right: (1) A security interest held by a secured party having control of the letter-of-credit right under K.S.…

84-9-330. Priority of purchaser of chattel paper or instrument. (a) Purchaser's priority: Security interest claimed merely as proceeds. A purchaser of chattel paper has priority over a security interest in the chattel paper which is claimed merely as proceeds of inventory subject…

84-9-331. Priority of rights of purchasers of instruments, documents, and securities under other articles; priority of interests in financial assets and security entitlements under article 8. (a) Rights under Articles 3, 7, and 8 not limited. This article does not limit the right…

84-9-332. Transfer of money; transfer of funds from deposit account. (a) Transferee of money. A transferee of money takes the money free of a security interest unless the transferee acts in collusion with the debtor in violating the rights of the secured party. (b) Transferee of …

84-9-333. Priority of certain liens arising by operation of law. (a) "Possessory lien." In this section, "possessory lien" means an interest, other than a security interest or an agricultural lien: (1) Which secures payment or performance of an obligation for services or material…

84-9-334. Priority of security interests in fixtures and crops. (a) Security interest in fixtures under this article. A security interest under this article may be created in goods that are fixtures or may continue in goods that become fixtures. A security interest does not exist…

84-9-335. Accessions. (a) Creation of security interest in accession. A security interest may be created in an accession and continues in collateral that becomes an accession. (b) Perfection of security interest. If a security interest is perfected when the collateral becomes an …

84-9-336. Commingled goods. (a) "Commingled goods." In this section, "commingled goods" means goods that are physically united with other goods in such a manner that their identity is lost in a product or mass. (b) No security interest in commingled goods as such. A security inte…

84-9-337. Priority of security interests in goods covered by certificate of title. If, while a security interest in goods is perfected by any method under the law of another jurisdiction, this state issues a certificate of title that does not show that the goods are subject to th…

84-9-338. Priority of security interest or agricultural lien perfected by filed financing statement providing certain incorrect information. If a security interest or agricultural lien is perfected by a filed financing statement providing information described in K.S.A. 2025 Supp…

84-9-339. Priority subject to subordination. This article does not preclude subordination by agreement by a person entitled to priority. History: L. 2000, ch. 142, § 59; July 1, 2001.

84-9-339a. Security interests in proceeds from oil and gas production; perfection; priority; definition of terms. (a) This section provides a security interest in favor of interest owners (as secured parties) to secure the obligations of the first purchaser of oil and gas product…

84-9-340. Effectiveness of right of recoupment or set-off against deposit account. (a) Exercise of recoupment or set-off. Except as otherwise provided in subsection (c), a bank with which a deposit account is maintained may exercise any right of recoupment or set-off against a se…

84-9-341. Bank's rights and duties with respect to deposit account. Except as otherwise provided in K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 84-9-340(c), and amendments thereto, and unless the bank otherwise agrees in an authenticated record, a bank's rights and duties with respect to a deposit account…

84-9-342. Bank's right to refuse to enter into or disclose existence of control agreement. This article does not require a bank to enter into an agreement of the kind described in K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 84-9-104(a)(2), and amendments thereto, even if the bank's customer so requests or…

84-9-401. Alienability of debtor's rights. (a) Other law governs alienability; exceptions. Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) and K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 84-9-406, 84-9-407, 84-9-408, and 84-9-409, and amendments thereto, whether a debtor's rights in collateral may be volun…

84-9-402. Secured party not obligated on contract of debtor or in tort. The existence of a security interest, agricultural lien, or authority given to a debtor to dispose of or use collateral, without more, does not subject a secured party to liability in contract or tort for the…

84-9-402a. KANSAS COMMENT, 1996 This non-uniform provision, enacted by the legislature in 1978, is related to amendments to 84-9-402, as explained in Kansas Comment 1996 to that section. The interpretation of the Kansas Uniform Commercial Code should be consistent with the Offici…

84-9-403. Agreement not to assert defenses against assignee. (a) "Value." In this section, "value" has the meaning provided in K.S.A. 84-3-303(a), and amendments thereto. (b) Agreement not to assert claim or defense. Except as otherwise provided in this section, an agreement betw…

84-9-404. Rights acquired by assignee; claims and defenses against assignee. (a) Assignee's rights subject to terms, claims, and defenses; exceptions. Unless an account debtor has made an enforceable agreement not to assert defenses or claims, and subject to subsections (b) throu…

84-9-405. Modification of assigned contract. (a) Effect of modification on assignee. A modification of or substitution for an assigned contract is effective against an assignee if made in good faith. The assignee acquires corresponding rights under the modified or substituted con…

84-9-406. Discharge of account debtor; notification of assignment; identification and proof of assignment; restrictions on assignment of accounts, chattel paper, payment intangibles, and promissory notes ineffective. (a) Discharge of account debtor; effect of notification. Subjec…

84-9-407. Restrictions on creation or enforcement of security interest in leasehold interest or in lessor's residual interest. (a) Term restricting assignment generally ineffective. Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b), a term in a lease agreement is ineffective to the …