Florida Statutes
Part III - Perfection and Priority (Ss. 679.3011-679.342)
679.330 - Priority of purchaser of chattel paper or instrument.


(1) A purchaser of chattel paper has priority over a security interest in the chattel paper which is claimed merely as proceeds of inventory subject to a security interest if:
(a) In good faith and in the ordinary course of the purchaser’s business, the purchaser gives new value and takes possession of the chattel paper or obtains control of the chattel paper under s. 679.1051; and
(b) The chattel paper does not indicate that it has been assigned to an identified assignee other than the purchaser.

(2) A purchaser of chattel paper has priority over a security interest in the chattel paper which is claimed other than merely as proceeds of inventory subject to a security interest if the purchaser gives new value and takes possession of the chattel paper or obtains control of the chattel paper under s. 679.1051 in good faith, in the ordinary course of the purchaser’s business, and without knowledge that the purchase violates the rights of the secured party.
(3) Except as otherwise provided in s. 679.327, a purchaser having priority in chattel paper under subsection (1) or subsection (2) also has priority in proceeds of the chattel paper to the extent that:
(a) Section 679.322 provides for priority in the proceeds; or
(b) The proceeds consist of the specific goods covered by the chattel paper or cash proceeds of the specific goods, even if the purchaser’s security interest in the proceeds is unperfected.

(4) Except as otherwise provided in s. 679.331(1), a purchaser of an instrument has priority over a security interest in the instrument perfected by a method other than possession if the purchaser gives value and takes possession of the instrument in good faith and without knowledge that the purchase violates the rights of the secured party.
(5) For purposes of subsections (1) and (2), the holder of a purchase-money security interest in inventory gives new value for chattel paper constituting proceeds of the inventory.
(6) For purposes of subsections (2) and (4), if chattel paper or an instrument indicates that it has been assigned to an identified secured party other than the purchaser, a purchaser of the chattel paper or instrument has knowledge that the purchase violates the rights of the secured party.
History.—s. 3, ch. 2001-198.

Structure Florida Statutes

Florida Statutes

Title XXXIX - Commercial Relations

Chapter 679 - Uniform Commercial Code: Secured Transactions

Part III - Perfection and Priority (Ss. 679.3011-679.342)

679.3011 - Law governing perfection and priority of security interests.

679.3021 - Law governing perfection and priority of agricultural liens.

679.3031 - Law governing perfection and priority of security interests in goods covered by a certificate of title.

679.3041 - Law governing perfection and priority of security interests in deposit accounts.

679.3051 - Law governing perfection and priority of security interests in investment property.

679.3061 - Law governing perfection and priority of security interests in letter-of-credit rights.

679.3071 - Location of debtor.

679.3081 - When security interest or agricultural lien is perfected; continuity of perfection.

679.3091 - Security interest perfected upon attachment.

679.3101 - When filing required to perfect security interest or agricultural lien; security interests and agricultural liens to which filing provisions do not apply.

679.3111 - Perfection of security interests in property subject to certain statutes, regulations, and treaties.

679.3121 - 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...

679.3131 - When possession by or delivery to secured party perfects security interest without filing.

679.3141 - Perfection by control.

679.3151 - Secured party’s rights on disposition of collateral and in proceeds.

679.3161 - Continued perfection of security interest following change in governing law.

679.3171 - Interests that take priority over or take free of security interest or agricultural lien.

679.3181 - 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.

679.319 - Rights and title of consignee with respect to creditors and purchasers.

679.320 - Buyer of goods.

679.321 - Licensee of general intangible and lessee of goods in ordinary course of business.

679.322 - Priorities among conflicting security interests in and agricultural liens on same collateral.

679.323 - Future advances.

679.324 - Priority of purchase-money security interests.

679.325 - Priority of security interests in transferred collateral.

679.326 - Priority of security interests created by new debtor.

679.327 - Priority of security interests in deposit account.

679.328 - Priority of security interests in investment property.

679.329 - Priority of security interests in letter-of-credit right.

679.330 - Priority of purchaser of chattel paper or instrument.

679.331 - Priority of rights of purchasers of instruments, documents, and securities under other articles; priority of interests in financial assets and security entitlements under chapter 678.

679.332 - Transfer of money; transfer of funds from deposit account.

679.333 - Priority of certain liens arising by operation of law.

679.334 - Priority of security interests in fixtures and crops.

679.335 - Accessions.

679.336 - Commingled goods.

679.337 - Priority of security interests in goods covered by certificate of title.

679.338 - Priority of security interest or agricultural lien perfected by filed financing statement providing certain incorrect information.

679.339 - Priority subject to subordination.

679.340 - Effectiveness of right of recoupment or set-off against deposit account.

679.341 - Bank’s rights and duties with respect to deposit account.

679.342 - Bank’s right to refuse to enter into or disclose existence of control agreement.