Arkansas Code
Subpart 3 - Priority
§ 4-9-320. Buyer of goods

(a) 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 created by the buyer's seller, even if the security interest is perfected and the buyer knows of its existence.
(b) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (e), a buyer of goods from a person who used or bought the goods for use primarily for personal, family, or household purposes takes free of a security interest, even if perfected, if the buyer buys:
(1) without knowledge of the security interest;
(2) for value;
(3) primarily for the buyer's personal, family, or household purposes; and
(4) before the filing of a financing statement covering the goods.

(c) To the extent that it affects the priority of a security interest over a buyer of goods under subsection (b), the period of effectiveness of a filing made in the jurisdiction in which the seller is located is governed by § 4-9-316(a) and (b).
(d) A buyer in ordinary course of business buying oil, gas, or other minerals at the wellhead or minehead or after extraction takes free of an interest arising out of an encumbrance.
(e) Subsections (a) and (b) do not affect a security interest in goods in the possession of the secured party under § 4-9-313.

Structure Arkansas Code

Arkansas Code

Title 4 - Business and Commercial Law

Subtitle 1 - Uniform Commercial Code

Chapter 9 - Secured Transactions

Part 3 - Perfection and Priority

Subpart 3 - Priority

§ 4-9-317. Interests that take priority over or take free of security interest or agricultural lien

§ 4-9-318. 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

§ 4-9-319. Rights and title of consignee with respect to creditors and purchasers

§ 4-9-320. Buyer of goods

§ 4-9-321. Licensee of general intangible and lessee of goods in ordinary course of business

§ 4-9-322. Priorities among conflicting security interests in and agricultural liens on same collateral

§ 4-9-323. Future advances

§ 4-9-324. Priority of purchase-money security interests

§ 4-9-325. Priority of security interests in transferred collateral

§ 4-9-326. Priority of security interests created by new debtor

§ 4-9-327. Priority of security interests in deposit account

§ 4-9-328. Priority of security interests in investment property

§ 4-9-329. Priority of security interests in letter-of-credit right

§ 4-9-330. Priority of purchaser of chattel paper or instrument

§ 4-9-331. Priority of rights of purchasers of instruments, documents, and securities under other chapters — Priority of interests in financial assets and security entitlements under Chapter 8

§ 4-9-332. Transfer of money — Transfer of funds from deposit account

§ 4-9-333. Priority of certain liens arising by operation of law

§ 4-9-334. Priority of security interests in fixtures and crops

§ 4-9-335. Accessions

§ 4-9-336. Commingled goods

§ 4-9-337. Priority of security interests in goods covered by certificate of title

§ 4-9-338. Priority of security interest or agricultural lien perfected by filed financing statement providing certain incorrect information

§ 4-9-339. Priority subject to subordination