(a) Except as provided in subsection (d), if chattel paper is evidenced only by an authoritative electronic copy of the chattel paper or is evidenced by an authoritative electronic copy and an authoritative tangible copy, the local law of the chattel paper’s jurisdiction shall govern perfection, the effect of perfection or nonperfection, and the priority of a security interest in the chattel paper, regardless of whether the transaction bears any relation to the chattel paper’s jurisdiction.
Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 490:9-306.5
Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
(b) The following rules shall determine the chattel paper’s jurisdiction under this section:
(1) If the authoritative electronic copy of the record evidencing chattel paper, or a record attached to, or logically associated with, the electronic copy and readily available for review, expressly provides that a particular jurisdiction is the chattel paper’s jurisdiction for purposes of this chapter, article, or part, that jurisdiction shall be the chattel paper’s jurisdiction;(2) If paragraph (1) does not apply and the rules of the system in which the authoritative electronic copy is recorded are readily available for review and expressly provide that a particular jurisdiction is the chattel paper’s jurisdiction for purposes of this chapter, article, or part, that jurisdiction shall be the chattel paper’s jurisdiction;(3) If paragraphs (1) and (2) do not apply and the authoritative electronic copy, or a record attached to, or logically associated with, the electronic copy and readily available for review, expressly provides that the chattel paper is governed by the law of a particular jurisdiction, that jurisdiction shall be the chattel paper’s jurisdiction;(4) If paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) do not apply and the rules of the system in which the authoritative electronic copy is recorded are readily available for review and expressly provide that the chattel paper or the system is governed by the law of a particular jurisdiction, that jurisdiction shall be the chattel paper’s jurisdiction; and(5) If paragraphs (1) through (4) do not apply, the chattel paper’s jurisdiction shall be the jurisdiction in which the debtor is located.(c) If an authoritative tangible copy of a record evidences chattel paper and the chattel paper is not evidenced by an authoritative electronic copy, while the authoritative tangible copy of the record evidencing chattel paper is located in a jurisdiction, the local law of that jurisdiction shall govern:
(1) Perfection of a security interest in the chattel paper by possession under section 490:9-314.5; and(2) The effect of perfection or nonperfection and the priority of a security interest in the chattel paper.(d) The local law of the jurisdiction in which the debtor is located shall govern perfection of a security interest in chattel paper by filing.
