(a) Except as otherwise provided in subdivision (b), a security interest created by a debtor is subordinate to a security interest in the same collateral created by another person if all of the following apply:

(1) The debtor acquired the collateral subject to the security interest created by the other person.

Terms Used In California Commercial Code 9325

  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • Person: means an individual, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, limited liability company, association, joint venture, government, governmental subdivision, agency, or instrumentality, or any other legal or commercial entity. See California Commercial Code 1201
  • Security interest: includes any interest of a consignor and a buyer of accounts, chattel paper, a payment intangible, or a promissory note in a transaction that is subject to Division 9 (commencing with Section 9101). See California Commercial Code 1201

(2) The security interest created by the other person was perfected when the debtor acquired the collateral.

(3) There is no period thereafter when the security interest is unperfected.

(b) Subdivision (a) subordinates a security interest only if either of the following conditions is satisfied:

(1) The security interest otherwise would have priority solely under subdivision (a) of Section 9322 or under Section 9324.

(2) The security interest arose solely under subdivision (3) of Section 2711 or subdivision (5) of Section 10508.

(Amended (as to be added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 991) by Stats. 2000, Ch. 1003, Sec. 15. Effective January 1, 2001. Addition and amendment operative July 1, 2001, by Stats. 1999, Ch. 991, Sec. 75, and Stats. 2000, Ch. 1003, Sec. 56.)