(a) Except as otherwise provided in (c) of this section, for purposes of determining the priority of a perfected security interest under Alaska Stat. § 45.29.322(a)(1), perfection of the security interest dates from the time an advance is made to the extent that the security interest secures an advance that

Terms Used In Alaska Statutes 45.29.323

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • person: includes a corporation, company, partnership, firm, association, organization, business trust, or society, as well as a natural person. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
(1) is made while the security interest is perfected only

(A) under Alaska Stat. § 45.29.309 when it attaches; or
(B) temporarily under Alaska Stat. § 45.29.312(e), (f), or (g); and
(2) not made pursuant to a commitment entered into before or while the security interest is perfected by a method other than under Alaska Stat. § 45.29.309 or 45.29.312(e),(f),or(g).
(b) Except as otherwise provided in (c) of this section, a security interest is subordinate to the rights of a person who becomes a lien creditor to the extent that the security interest secures an advance made more than 45 days after the person becomes a lien creditor unless the advance is made

(1) without knowledge of the lien; or
(2) pursuant to a commitment entered into without knowledge of the lien.
(c) The provisions of (a) and (b) of this section do not apply to a security interest held by a secured party that is a buyer of accounts, chattel paper, payment intangibles, or promissory notes or a consignor.
(d) Except as otherwise provided in (e) of this section, a buyer of goods other than a buyer in ordinary course of business takes free of a security interest to the extent that it secures advances made after the earlier of

(1) the time the secured party acquires knowledge of the buyer’s purchase; or
(2) 45 days after the purchase.
(e) The provisions of (d) of this section do not apply if the advance is made pursuant to a commitment entered into without knowledge of the buyer’s purchase and before the expiration of the 45-day period.
(f) Except as otherwise provided in (g) of this section, a lessee of goods, other than a lessee in ordinary course of business, takes the leasehold interest free of a security interest to the extent that it secures advances made after the earlier of

(1) the time the secured party acquires knowledge of the lease; or
(2) 45 days after the lease contract becomes enforceable.
(g) The provisions of (f) of this section do not apply if the advance is made pursuant to a commitment entered into without knowledge of the lease and before the expiration of the 45-day period.