Montana Code 30-9A-401. Alienability of debtor’s rights
30-9A-401. Alienability of debtor‘s rights. (1) Except as otherwise provided in 30-9A-406 through 30-9A-409 and subsection (2) of this section, whether a debtor’s rights in collateral may be voluntarily or involuntarily transferred is governed by applicable law other than this chapter.
Terms Used In Montana Code 30-9A-401
- Collateral: means the property subject to a security interest or agricultural lien. See Montana Code 30-9A-102
- Debtor: means :
(i)a person having a property interest, other than a security interest or other lien, in the collateral, whether or not the person is an obligor;
(ii)a seller of accounts, chattel paper, payment intangibles, or promissory notes; or
(iii)a consignee. See Montana Code 30-9A-102
- Secured party: means :
(i)a person in whose favor a security interest is created or provided for under a security agreement, whether or not any obligation to be secured is outstanding;
(ii)a person that holds an agricultural lien;
(iii)a consignor;
(iv)a person to which accounts, chattel paper, payment intangibles, or promissory notes have been sold;
(v)a trustee, indenture trustee, agent, collateral agent, or other representative in whose favor a security interest or agricultural lien is created or provided for; or
(vi)a person that holds a security interest arising under 30-2-401, 30-2-505, 30-2-711(3), 30-2A-508(5), 30-4-208, or 30-5-118. See Montana Code 30-9A-102
(2)An agreement between the debtor and secured party that prohibits a transfer of the debtor’s rights in collateral or makes the transfer a default does not prevent the transfer from taking effect.