The following security interests are perfected when they attach:

Terms Used In Wisconsin Statutes 409.309

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Decedent: A deceased person.
  • Following: when used by way of reference to any statute section, means the section next following that in which the reference is made. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
  • Person: includes all partnerships, associations and bodies politic or corporate. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
  • Property: includes real and personal property. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
   (1)   A purchase-money security interest in consumer goods, except as otherwise provided in s. 409.311 (2) with respect to consumer goods that are subject to a statute or treaty described in s. 409.311 (1);
   (2)   An assignment of accounts or payment intangibles which does not by itself or in conjunction with other assignments to the same assignee transfer a significant part of the assignor’s outstanding accounts or payment intangibles;
   (3)   A sale of a payment intangible;
   (4)   A sale of a promissory note;
   (5)   A security interest created by the assignment of a health-care-insurance receivable to the provider of the health-care goods or services;
   (6)   A security interest arising under s. 402.401, 402.505, 402.711 (3), or 411.508 (5), until the debtor obtains possession of the collateral;
   (7)   A security interest of a collecting bank arising under s. 404.210;
   (8)   A security interest of an issuer or nominated person arising under s. 405.118;
   (9)   A security interest arising in the delivery of a financial asset under s. 409.206 (3);
   (10)   A security interest in investment property created by a broker or securities intermediary;
   (11)   A security interest in a commodity contract or a commodity account created by a commodity intermediary;
   (12)   An assignment for the benefit of all creditors of the transferor and subsequent transfers by the assignee thereunder; and
   (13)   A security interest created by an assignment of a beneficial interest in a decedent‘s estate.