(1) A security interest in chattel paper, negotiable documents, instruments or investment property may be perfected by filing. Except for goods in which filing is not necessary or effective to perfect a security interest under this chapter, a security interest in goods may be perfected by filing.

Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 79.0312

  • Chattel paper: means a record or records that evidence both a monetary obligation and a security interest in specific goods, a security interest in specific goods and software used in the goods, a security interest in specific goods and license of software used in the goods, a lease of specific goods, or a lease of specific goods and license of software used in the goods. See Oregon Statutes 79.0102
  • Deposit account: means a demand, time, savings, passbook or similar account maintained with a bank. See Oregon Statutes 79.0102
  • Document: means a document of title or a receipt of the type described in ORS § 77. See Oregon Statutes 79.0102
  • Goods: means all things that are movable when a security interest attaches. See Oregon Statutes 79.0102
  • Instrument: means a negotiable instrument or any other writing that evidences a right to the payment of a monetary obligation, is not itself a security agreement or lease, and is of a type that in ordinary course of business is transferred by delivery with any necessary indorsement or assignment. See Oregon Statutes 79.0102
  • Investment property: means a security, whether certificated or uncertificated, security entitlement, securities account, commodity contract or commodity account. See Oregon Statutes 79.0102
  • Letter-of-credit right: means a right to payment or performance under a letter of credit, whether or not the beneficiary has demanded or is at the time entitled to demand payment or performance. See Oregon Statutes 79.0102
  • Security agreement: means an agreement that creates or provides for a security interest. See Oregon Statutes 79.0102

(2) Except as otherwise provided in ORS § 79.0315 (3) and (4) for proceeds:

(a) A security interest in a deposit account may be perfected only by control under ORS § 79.0314;

(b) And except as otherwise provided in ORS § 79.0308 (4), a security interest in a letter-of-credit right may be perfected only by control under ORS § 79.0314; and

(c) A security interest in money may be perfected only by the secured party’s taking possession under ORS § 79.0313.

(3) While goods are in the possession of a bailee that has issued a negotiable document covering the goods:

(a) A security interest in the goods may be perfected by perfecting a security interest in the document; and

(b) A security interest perfected in the document has priority over any security interest that becomes perfected in the goods by another method during that time.

(4) While goods are in the possession of a bailee that has issued a nonnegotiable document covering the goods, a security interest in the goods may be perfected by:

(a) Issuance of a document in the name of the secured party;

(b) The bailee’s receipt of notification of the secured party’s interest; or

(c) Filing as to the goods.

(5) A security interest in certificated securities, negotiable documents or instruments is perfected without filing or the taking of possession or control for a period of 20 days from the time it attaches to the extent that it arises for new value given under an authenticated security agreement.

(6) A perfected security interest in a negotiable document or goods in possession of a bailee, other than one that has issued a negotiable document for the goods, remains perfected for 20 days without filing if the secured party makes available to the debtor the goods or documents representing the goods for the purpose of:

(a) Ultimate sale or exchange; or

(b) Loading, unloading, storing, shipping, transshipping, manufacturing, processing or otherwise dealing with them in a manner preliminary to their sale or exchange.

(7) A perfected security interest in a certificated security or instrument remains perfected for 20 days without filing if the secured party delivers the security certificate or instrument to the debtor for the purpose of:

(a) Ultimate sale or exchange; or

(b) Presentation, collection, enforcement, renewal or registration of transfer.

(8) After the 20-day period specified in subsection (5), (6) or (7) of this section expires, perfection depends upon compliance with this chapter. [2001 c.445 § 32; 2009 c.181 § 97]

 

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