Section 9–307. (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. Except as otherwise provided in this section, the following rules determine a debtor's location:
(1) A debtor who is an individual is located at the individual's principal residence.
(2) A debtor that is an organization and has only 1 place of business is located at its place of business.
(3) A debtor that is an organization and has more than 1 place of business is located at its chief executive office.
(c) Limitation of applicability of subsection (b). Subsection (b) applies only if a debtor's residence, place of business, or chief executive office, as applicable, is located in a jurisdiction whose law generally requires information concerning the existence of a nonpossessory security interest to be made generally available in a filing, recording, or registration system as a condition or result of the security interest's obtaining priority over the rights of a lien creditor with respect to the collateral. If subsection (b) does not apply, the debtor is located in the District of Columbia.
(d) Continuation of location: cessation of existence, etc. A person that ceases to exist, have a residence, or have a place of business continues to be located in the jurisdiction specified by subsections (b) and (c).
(e) Location of registered organization organized under state law. A registered organization that is organized under the law of a state is located in that state.
(f) Location of registered organization organized under federal law; bank branches and agencies. Except as otherwise provided in subsection (i), a registered organization that is organized under the law of the United States and a branch or agency of a bank that is not organized under the law of the United States or a state are located:
(1) in the state that the law of the United States designates, if the law designates a state of location;
(2) in the state that the registered organization, branch, or agency designates, if the law of the United States authorizes the registered organization, branch, or agency to designate its state of location, including by designating its main office, home office or other comparable office; or
(3) in the District of Columbia, if neither paragraph (1) nor paragraph (2) applies.
(g) Continuation of location: change in status of registered organization. A registered organization continues to be located in the jurisdiction specified by subsection (e) or (f) notwithstanding:
(1) the suspension, revocation, forfeiture, or lapse of the registered organization's status as such in its jurisdiction of organization; or
(2) the dissolution, winding up, or cancellation of the existence of the registered organization.
(h) Location of United States. The United States is located in the District of Columbia.
(i) Location of foreign bank branch or agency if licensed in only 1 state. A branch or agency of a bank that is not organized under the law of the United States or a state is located in the state in which the branch or agency is licensed, if all branches and agencies of the bank are licensed in only 1 state.
(j) Location of foreign air carrier. A foreign air carrier under the Federal Aviation Act of 1958, as amended, is located at the designated office of the agent upon which service of process may be made on behalf of the carrier.
(k) Section applies only to this part. This section applies only for purposes of this part.
Structure Massachusetts General Laws
Part I - Administration of the Government
Title XV - Regulation of Trade
Chapter 106 - Uniform Commercial Code
Article 9 - Secured Transactions
Section 9-403 - Agreement Not to Assert Defenses Against Assignee
Section 9-402 - Secured Party Not Obligated on Contract of Debtor or in Tort
Section 9-401 - Alienability of Debtor's Rights
Section 9-342 - Bank's Right to Refuse to Enter Into or Disclose Existence of Control Agreement
Section 9-341 - Bank's Rights and Duties With Respect to Deposit Account
Section 9-340 - Effectiveness of Right of Recoupment or Set-Off Against Deposit Account
Section 9-337 - Priority of Security Interests in Goods Covered by Certificate of Title
Section 9-332 - Transfer of Money; Transfer of Funds From Deposit Account
Section 9-334 - Priority of Security Interests in Fixtures and Crops
Section 9-333 - Priority of Certain Liens Arising by Operation of Law
Section 9-404 - Rights Acquired by Assignee; Claims and Defenses Against Assignee
Section 9-330 - Priority of Purchaser of Chattel Paper or Instrument
Section 9-329 - Priority of Security Interests in Letter-of-Credit Right
Section 9-328 - Priority of Security Interests in Investment Property
Section 9-336 - Commingled Goods
Section 9-405 - Modification of Assigned Contract
Section 9-516 - What Constitutes Filing; Effectiveness of Filing
Section 9-514 - Assignment of Powers of Secured Party of Record
Section 9-513 - Termination Statement
Section 9-512 - Amendment of Financing Statement
Section 9-511 - Secured Party of Record
Section 9-510 - Effectiveness of Filed Record
Section 9-509 - Persons Entitled to File a Record
Section 9-507 - Effect of Certain Events on Effectiveness of Financing Statement
Section 9-506 - Effect of Errors or Omissions
Section 9-504 - Indication of Collateral
Section 9-503 - Name of Debtor and Secured Party
Section 9-327 - Priority of Security Interests in Deposit Account
Section 9-409 - Restrictions on Assignment of Letter–of–credit Rights Ineffective
Section 9-326 - Priority of Security Interests Created by New Debtor
Section 9-320 - Buyer of Goods
Section 9-324 - Priority of Purchase-Money Security Interests
Section 9-209 - Duties of Secured Party if Account Debtor Has Been Notified of Assignment
Section 9-208 - Additional Duties of Secured Party Having Control of Collateral
Section 9-207 - Rights and Duties of Secured Party Having Possession or Control of Collateral
Section 9-206 - Security Interest Arising in Purchase or Delivery of Financial Asset
Section 9-205 - Use or Disposition of Collateral Permissible
Section 9-204 - After–acquired Property; Future Advances
Section 9-202 - Title to Collateral Immaterial
Section 9-201 - General Effectiveness of Security Agreement
Section 9-110 - Security Interests Arising Under Article 2 or 2a
Section 9-108 - Sufficiency of Description
Section 9-107 - Control of Letter-of-Credit Right
Section 9-106 - Control of Investment Property
Section 9-105 - Control of Electronic Chattel Paper
Section 9-104 - Control of Deposit Account
Section 9-103 - Purchase-Money Security Interest; Application of Payments; Burden of Establishing
Section 9-102 - Definitions and Index of Definitions
Section 9-210 - Request for Accounting; Request Regarding List of Collateral or Statement of Account
Section 9-325 - Priority of Security Interests in Transferred Collateral
Section 9-301 - Law Governing Perfection and Priority of Security Interests
Section 9-323 - Future Advances
Section 9-321 - License of General Intangible and Lessee of Goods in Ordinary Course of Business
Section 9-319 - Rights and Title of Consignee With Respect to Creditors and Purchasers
Section 9-316 - Continued Perfection of Security Interest Following Change in Governing Law
Section 9-315 - Secured Party's Rights on Disposition of Collateral and in Proceeds
Section 9-314 - Perfection by Control
Section 9-517 - Effect of Indexing Errors
Section 9-309 - Security Interest Perfected Upon Attachment
Section 9-308 - When Security Interest or Agricultural Lien Is Perfected; Continuity of Perfection
Section 9-307 - Location of Debtor
Section 9-305 - Law Governing Perfection and Priority of Security Interests in Investment Property
Section 9-304 - Law Governing Perfection and Priority of Security Interests in Deposit Accounts
Section 9-302 - Law Governing Perfection and Priority of Agricultural Liens
Section 9-520 - Acceptance and Refusal to Accept Record
Section 9-623 - Right to Redeem Collateral
Section 9-625 - Remedies for Secured Party's Failure to Comply With Article
Section 9-626 - Action in Which Deficiency or Surplus Is in Issue
Section 9-627 - Determination of Whether Conduct Was Commercially Reasonable
Section 9-701 - Effective Date
Section 9-702 - Savings Clause
Section 9-703 - Security Interest Perfected Before Effective Date
Section 9-704 - Security Interest Unperfected Before Effective Date
Section 9-705 - Effectiveness of Action Taken Before Effective Date
Section 9-707 - Amendment of Pre-Effective-Date Financing Statement
Section 9-708 - Persons Entitled to File Initial Financing Statement or Continuation Statement
Section 9-801 - Effective Date
Section 9-802 - Savings Clause
Section 9-803 - Security Interest Perfected Before Effective Date
Section 9-804 - Security Interest Unperfected Before Effective Date
Section 9-805 - Effectiveness of Action Taken Before Effective Date
Section 9-807 - Amendment of Pre–effective Date Financing Statement
Section 9-808 - Person Entitled to File Initial Financing Statement or Continuation Statement
Section 9-518 - Claim Concerning Inaccurate or Wrongfully Filed Record
Section 9-622 - Effect of Acceptance of Collateral
Section 9-621 - Notification of Proposal to Accept Collateral
Section 9-339 - Priority Subject to Subordination
Section 9-619 - Transfer of Record or Legal Title
Section 9-522 - Maintenance and Destruction of Records
Section 9-523 - Information From Filing Office; Sale or License of Records
Section 9-524 - Delay by Filing Office
Section 9-526 - Filing–office Rules
Section 9-602 - Waiver and Variance of Rights and Duties
Section 9-603 - Agreement on Standards Concerning Rights and Duties
Section 9-604 - Procedure if Security Agreement Covers Real Property or Fixtures
Section 9-605 - Unknown Debtor or Secondary Obligor
Section 9-606 - Time of Default for Agricultural Lien
Section 9-521 - Uniform Form of Written Financing Statement and Amendment
Section 9-607 - Collection and Enforcement by Secured Party
Section 9-618 - Rights and Duties of Certain Secondary Obligors
Section 9-617 - Rights of Transferee of Collateral
Section 9-616 - Explanation of Calculation of Surplus or Deficiency
Section 9-613 - Contents and Form of Notification Before Disposition of Collateral: General
Section 9-612 - Timeliness of Notification Before Disposition of Collateral
Section 9-611 - Notification Before Disposition of Collateral
Section 9-610 - Disposition of Collateral After Default
Section 9-609 - Secured Party's Right to Take Possession After Default