(a) A security interest perfected pursuant to the law of the jurisdiction designated in Section 36-9-301(1) or 36-9-305(c) remains perfected until the earliest of the:
(1) time perfection would have ceased under the law of that jurisdiction;
(2) expiration of four months after a change of the debtor's location to another jurisdiction; or
(3) expiration of one year after a transfer of collateral to a person that thereby becomes a debtor and is located in another jurisdiction.
(b) If a security interest described in subsection (a) becomes perfected under the law of the other jurisdiction before the earliest time or event described in that subsection, it remains perfected thereafter. If the security interest does not become perfected under the law of the other jurisdiction before the earliest time or event, it becomes unperfected and is deemed never to have been perfected as against a purchaser of the collateral for value.
(c) A possessory security interest in collateral, other than goods covered by a certificate of title and as-extracted collateral consisting of goods, remains continuously perfected if:
(1) the collateral is located in one jurisdiction and subject to a security interest perfected under the law of that jurisdiction;
(2) thereafter the collateral is brought into another jurisdiction; and
(3) upon entry into the other jurisdiction, the security interest is perfected under the law of the other jurisdiction.
(d) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (e), a security interest in goods covered by a certificate of title which is perfected by any method under the law of another jurisdiction when the goods become covered by a certificate of title from this State remains perfected until the security interest would have become unperfected under the law of the other jurisdiction had the goods not become so covered.
(e) A security interest described in subsection (d) becomes unperfected as against a purchaser of the goods for value and is deemed never to have been perfected as against a purchaser of the goods for value if the applicable requirements for perfection under Section 36-9-311(b) or 36-9-313 are not satisfied before the earlier of the:
(1) time the security interest would have become unperfected under the law of the other jurisdiction had the goods not become covered by a certificate of title from this State; or
(2) expiration of four months after the goods had become so covered.
(f) A security interest in deposit accounts, letter-of-credit rights, or investment property which is perfected under the law of the bank's jurisdiction, the issuer's jurisdiction, a nominated person's jurisdiction, the securities intermediary's jurisdiction, or the commodity intermediary's jurisdiction, as applicable, remains perfected until the earlier of the:
(1) time the security interest would have become unperfected under the law of that jurisdiction; or
(2) expiration of four months after a change of the applicable jurisdiction to another jurisdiction.
(g) If a security interest described in subsection (f) becomes perfected under the law of the other jurisdiction before the earlier of the time or the end of the period described in that subsection, it remains perfected thereafter. If the security interest does not become perfected under the law of the other jurisdiction before the earlier of that time or the end of that period, it becomes unperfected and is deemed never to have been perfected as against a purchaser of the collateral for value.
(h) The following rules apply to collateral to which a security interest attaches within four months after the debtor changes its location to another jurisdiction:
(1) A financing statement filed before the change pursuant to the law of the jurisdiction designated in Section 36-9-301(1) or 36-9-305(c) is effective to perfect a security interest in the collateral if the financing statement would have been effective to perfect a security interest in the collateral had the debtor not changed its location.
(2) If a security interest perfected by a financing statement that is effective under item (1) becomes perfected under the law of the other jurisdiction before the earlier of the time the financing statement would have become ineffective under the law of the jurisdiction designated in Section 36-9-301(1) or 36-9-305(c) or the expiration of the four-month period, it remains perfected thereafter. If the security interest does not become perfected under the law of the other jurisdiction before the earlier time or event, it becomes unperfected and is deemed never to have been perfected as against a purchaser of the collateral for value.
(i) If a financing statement naming an original debtor is filed pursuant to the law of the jurisdiction designated in Section 36-9-301(1) or 36-9-305(c) and the new debtor is located in another jurisdiction, the following rules apply:
(1) The financing statement is effective to perfect a security interest in collateral acquired by the new debtor before, and within four months after, the new debtor becomes bound under Section 36-9-203(d), if the financing statement would have been effective to perfect a security interest in the collateral had the collateral been acquired by the original debtor.
(2) A security interest perfected by the financing statement and which becomes perfected under the law of the other jurisdiction before the earlier of the time the financing statement would have become ineffective under the law of the jurisdiction designated in Section 36-9-301(1) or 36-9-305(c) or the expiration of the four-month period remains perfected thereafter. A security interest that is perfected by the financing statement but which does not become perfected under the law of the other jurisdiction before the earlier time or event becomes unperfected and is deemed never to have been perfected as against a purchaser of the collateral for value.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 10.9-316; 1966 (54) 2716; 1988 Act No. 494, Section 5; 2001 Act No; 67, Section 12; 2013 Act No. 96, Section 6, eff July 1, 2013.
Subpart 3
Priority
Structure South Carolina Code of Laws
Chapter 9 - Commercial Code - Secured Transactions
Section 36-9-101. Short title.
Section 36-9-102. Definitions and index of definitions.
Section 36-9-103. Purchase-money security interest; application of payments; burden of establishing.
Section 36-9-104. Control of deposit account.
Section 36-9-105. Control of electronic chattel paper
Section 36-9-106. Control of investment property.
Section 36-9-107. Control of letter-of-credit right.
Section 36-9-108. Sufficiency of description.
Section 36-9-110. Security interests arising under Chapter 2.
Section 36-9-111. UCC lien satisfaction.
Section 36-9-201. General effectiveness of security agreement.
Section 36-9-202. Title to collateral immaterial.
Section 36-9-204. After-acquired property; future advances.
Section 36-9-205. Use or disposition of collateral permissible.
Section 36-9-206. Security interest arising in purchase or delivery of financial asset.
Section 36-9-207. Rights and duties of secured party having possession or control of collateral.
Section 36-9-208. Additional duties of secured party having control of collateral.
Section 36-9-209. Duties of secured party if account debtor has been notified of assignment.
Section 36-9-301. Law governing perfection and priority of security interests.
Section 36-9-302. Law governing perfection and priority of agricultural liens.
Section 36-9-304. Law governing perfection and priority of security interests in deposit accounts.
Section 36-9-307. Location of debtor
Section 36-9-309. Security interest perfected upon attachment.
Section 36-9-314. Perfection by control.
Section 36-9-315. Secured party ' s rights on disposition of collateral and in proceeds.
Section 36-9-316. Continued perfection of security interest following change in governing law.
Section 36-9-319. Rights and title of consignee with respect to creditors and purchasers.
Section 36-9-320. Buyer of goods.
Section 36-9-321. Licensee of general intangible and lessee of goods in ordinary course of business.
Section 36-9-323. Future advances.
Section 36-9-324. Priority of purchase-money security interests.
Section 36-9-325. Priority of security interests in transferred collateral.
Section 36-9-326. Priority of security interests created by new debtor.
Section 36-9-327. Priority of security interests in deposit account.
Section 36-9-328. Priority of security interests in investment property.
Section 36-9-329. Priority of security interests in letter-of-credit right.
Section 36-9-330. Priority of purchaser of chattel paper or instrument.
Section 36-9-332. Transfer of money; transfer of funds from deposit account.
Section 36-9-333. Priority of certain liens arising by operation of law.
Section 36-9-334. Priority of security interests in fixtures and crops.
Section 36-9-336. Commingled goods.
Section 36-9-337. Priority of security interests in goods covered by certificate of title.
Section 36-9-339. Priority subject to subordination.
Section 36-9-340. Effectiveness of right of recoupment or set-off against deposit account.
Section 36-9-341. Bank's rights and duties with respect to deposit account.
Section 36-9-342. Bank's right to refuse to enter into or disclose existence of control agreement.
Section 36-9-401. Alienability of debtor's rights.
Section 36-9-402. Secured party not obligated on contract of debtor or in tort.
Section 36-9-403. Agreement not to assert defenses against assignee.
Section 36-9-404. Rights acquired by assignee; claims and defenses against assignee.
Section 36-9-405. Modification of assigned contract.
Section 36-9-409. Restrictions on assignment of letter-of-credit rights ineffective.
Section 36-9-501. Filing office.
Section 36-9-503. Name of debtor and secured party.
Section 36-9-504. Indication of collateral.
Section 36-9-506. Effect of errors or omissions.
Section 36-9-507. Effect of certain events on effectiveness of financing statement.
Section 36-9-509. Persons entitled to file a record.
Section 36-9-510. Effectiveness of filed record.
Section 36-9-511. Secured party of record.
Section 36-9-512. Amendment of financing statement.
Section 36-9-513. Termination statement.
Section 36-9-514. Assignment of powers of secured party of record.
Section 36-9-516. What constitutes filing; effectiveness of filing.
Section 36-9-517. Effect of indexing errors.
Section 36-9-518. Claim concerning inaccurate or wrongfully filed record.
Section 36-9-520. Acceptance and refusal to accept record.
Section 36-9-521. Uniform form of written financing statement and amendment.
Section 36-9-522. Maintenance and destruction of records.
Section 36-9-523. Information from filing office; sale or license of records.
Section 36-9-524. Delay by filing office.
Section 36-9-526. Filing-office rules.
Section 36-9-602. Waiver and variance of rights and duties.
Section 36-9-603. Agreement on standards concerning rights and duties.
Section 36-9-604. Procedure if security agreement covers real property or fixtures.
Section 36-9-605. Unknown debtor or secondary obligor.
Section 36-9-606. Time of default for agricultural lien.
Section 36-9-607. Collection and enforcement by secured party.
Section 36-9-609. Secured party's right to take possession after default.
Section 36-9-610. Disposition of collateral after default.
Section 36-9-611. Notification before disposition of collateral.
Section 36-9-612. Timeliness of notification before disposition of collateral.
Section 36-9-613. Contents and form of notification before disposition of collateral: general.
Section 36-9-616. Explanation of calculation of surplus or deficiency.
Section 36-9-617. Rights of transferee of collateral.
Section 36-9-618. Rights and duties of certain secondary obligors.
Section 36-9-619. Transfer of record or legal title.
Section 36-9-621. Notification of proposal to accept collateral.
Section 36-9-622. Effect of acceptance of collateral.
Section 36-9-623. Right to redeem collateral.
Section 36-9-625. Remedies for secured party's failure to comply with chapter.
Section 36-9-626. Action in which deficiency or surplus is in issue.
Section 36-9-627. Determination of whether conduct was commercially reasonable.
Section 36-9-629. Disposition of collateral by public sale.
Section 36-9-630. Contents of notice of sale.
Section 36-9-631. Posting and mailing notice of sale.
Section 36-9-632. Exception as to perishable property.
Section 36-9-633. Postponement of public sale.
Section 36-9-634. Procedure upon dissolution of order restraining or enjoining sale.
Section 36-9-635. Disposition of proceeds of sale.
Section 36-9-702. Savings clause.
Section 36-9-703. Security interest perfected before effective date.
Section 36-9-704. Security interest unperfected before effective date.
Section 36-9-705. Effectiveness of action taken before effective date.
Section 36-9-707. Pre-effective-date financing statement.
Section 36-9-708. Persons entitled to file initial financing statement or continuation statement.
Section 36-9-802. Application and effect.
Section 36-9-803. Effect on previously perfected security interests.
Section 36-9-804. Timing of perfection of preexisting security interests.
Section 36-9-805. Effect of previous filing of financing statement.
Section 36-9-806. Filing of initial financing statement; requirements.
Section 36-9-808. Filing of initial financing statement or continuation statement.