§ 9316. Effect of change in governing law.

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(a)General rule: effect on perfection of change in governing law.-- A security interest perfected pursuant to the law of the jurisdiction designated in section 9301(a) (relating to general rule: location of debtor), 9305(c) (relating to when perfection governed by law of jurisdiction where debtor located), 9306.1(d) (relating to law governing perfection and priority of security interests in chattel paper) or 9306.2(b) (relating to law governing perfection and priority of security interests in controllable accounts, controllable electronic records and controllable payment intangibles) remains perfected until the earliest of:

(1)the time perfection would have ceased under the law of that jurisdiction;

(2)the expiration of four months after a change of the debtor's location to another jurisdiction; or

(3)the expiration of one year after a transfer of collateral to a person that thereby becomes a debtor and is located in another jurisdiction.

(b)Security interest perfected or unperfected under law of new jurisdiction.-- If a security interest described in subsection

(a)becomes perfected under the law of the other jurisdiction before the earliest time or event described in that subsection, it remains perfected thereafter. If the security interest does not become perfected under the law of the other jurisdiction before the earliest time or event, it becomes unperfected and is deemed never to have been perfected as against a purchaser of the collateral for value.

(c)Possessory security interest in collateral moved to new jurisdiction.-- A possessory security interest in collateral, other than goods covered by a certificate of title and as-extracted collateral consisting of goods, remains continuously perfected if:

(1)the collateral is located in one jurisdiction and subject to a security interest perfected under the law of that jurisdiction;

(2)thereafter the collateral is brought into another jurisdiction; and

(3)upon entry into the other jurisdiction, the security interest is perfected under the law of the other jurisdiction.

(d)Goods covered by certificate of title from the Commonwealth.-- Except as otherwise provided in subsection (e), a security interest in goods covered by a certificate of title which is perfected by any method under the law of another jurisdiction when the goods become covered by a certificate of title from the Commonwealth remains perfected until the security interest would have become unperfected under the law of the other jurisdiction had the goods not become so covered.

(e)When subsection

(d)security interest becomes unperfected against purchasers.-- A security interest described in subsection

(d)becomes unperfected as against a purchaser of the goods for value and is deemed never to have been perfected as against a purchaser of the goods for value if the applicable requirements for perfection under section 9311(b) (relating to perfection of security interests in property subject to certain statutes, regulations and treaties) or 9313 (relating to when possession by or delivery to secured party perfects security interest without filing) are not satisfied before the earlier of:

(1)the time the security interest would have become unperfected under the law of the other jurisdiction had the goods not become covered by a certificate of title from the Commonwealth; or

(2)the expiration of four months after the goods had become so covered.

(f)Change in jurisdiction of chattel paper, controllable electronic record, bank, issuer, nominated person, securities intermediary or commodity intermediary.-- A security interest in chattel paper, controllable accounts, controllable electronic records, controllable payment intangibles, deposit accounts, letter-of-credit rights or investment property which is perfected under the law of the chattel paper's jurisdiction, the controllable electronic record's jurisdiction, the bank's jurisdiction, the issuer's jurisdiction, a nominated person's jurisdiction, the securities intermediary's jurisdiction or the commodity intermediary's jurisdiction, as applicable, remains perfected until the earlier of:

(1)the time the security interest would have become unperfected under the law of that jurisdiction; or

(2)the expiration of four months after a change of the applicable jurisdiction to another jurisdiction.

(g)Subsection

(f)security interest perfected or unperfected under law of new jurisdiction.-- If a security interest described in subsection

(f)becomes perfected under the law of the other jurisdiction before the earlier of the time or the end of the period described in that subsection, it remains perfected thereafter. If the security interest does not become perfected under the law of the other jurisdiction before the earlier of that time or the end of that period, it becomes unperfected and is deemed never to have been perfected as against a purchaser of the collateral for value.

(h)Effect on filed financing statement of change in governing law.-- The following rules apply to collateral to which a security interest attaches within four months after the debtor changes its location to another jurisdiction:

(1)A financing statement filed before the change pursuant to the law of the jurisdiction designated in section 9301(a) or 9305(c) is effective to perfect a security interest in the collateral if the financing statement would have been effective to perfect a security interest in the collateral had the debtor not changed its location.

(2)If a security interest perfected by a financing statement that is effective under paragraph

(1)becomes perfected under the law of the other jurisdiction before the earlier of the time the financing statement would have become ineffective under the law of the jurisdiction designated in section 9301(a) or 9305(c) or the expiration of the four-month period, it remains perfected thereafter. If the security interest does not become perfected under the law of the other jurisdiction before the earlier time or event, it becomes unperfected and is deemed never to have been perfected as against a purchaser of the collateral for value.

(i)Effect of change in governing law on financing statement filed against original debtor.-- If a financing statement naming an original debtor is filed pursuant to the law of the jurisdiction designated in section 9301(a) or 9305(c) and the new debtor is located in another jurisdiction, the following rules apply:

(1)The financing statement is effective to perfect a security interest in collateral acquired by the new debtor before, and within four months after, the new debtor becomes bound under section 9203(d) (relating to attachment and enforceability of security interest; proceeds; supporting obligations; formal requisites), if the financing statement would have been effective to perfect a security interest in the collateral had the collateral been acquired by the original debtor.

(2)A security interest perfected by the financing statement and which becomes perfected under the law of the other jurisdiction before the earlier of the time the financing statement would have become ineffective under the law of the jurisdiction designated in section 9301(a) or 9305(c) or the expiration of the four-month period remains perfected thereafter. A security interest that is perfected by the financing statement but which does not become perfected under the law of the other jurisdiction before the earlier time or event becomes unperfected and is deemed never to have been perfected as against a purchaser of the collateral for value.

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(June 27, 2013, P.L.154, No.30, eff. July 1, 2013; July 1, 2024, P.L.450, No.41, eff. 60 days)

2024 Amendment. Act 41 amended subsecs.

(a)and (f). See section 1 of Act 41 in the appendix to this title for special provisions relating to findings and declarations.

2013 Amendment. Act 30 amended the section heading and added subsecs.

(h)and (i).

Cross References. Section 9316 is referred to in sections 9308, 9310, 9311, 9313, 9320, 9326 of this title; section 5323 of Title 30 (Fish); sections 1137, 7712.8 of Title 75 (Vehicles).

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SUBCHAPTER C

PRIORITY

Sec.

9317. Interests which take priority over or take free of security interest or agricultural lien.

9318. No interest retained in right to payment which is sold; rights and title of seller of account or chattel paper with respect to creditors and purchasers.

9319. Rights and title of consignee with respect to creditors and purchasers.

9320. Buyer of goods.

9321. Licensee of general intangible and lessee of goods in ordinary course of business.

9322. Priorities among conflicting security interests in and agricultural liens on same collateral.

9323. Future advances.

9324. Priority of purchase-money security interests.

9325. Priority of security interests in transferred collateral.

9326. Priority of security interests created by new debtor.

9326.1. Priority of security interest in controllable account, controllable electronic record and controllable payment intangible.

9327. Priority of security interests in deposit account.

9328. Priority of security interests in investment property.

9329. Priority of security interests in letter-of-credit right.

9330. Priority of purchaser of chattel paper or instrument.

9331. Priority of rights of purchasers of controllable accounts, controllable electronic records, controllable payment intangibles, documents, instruments and securities under other divisions; priority of interests in financial assets and security entitlements and protection against assertion of claim under Divisions 8 and 12.

9332. Transfer of money; transfer of funds from deposit account.

9333. Priority of certain liens arising by operation of law.

9334. Priority of security interests in fixtures and crops.

9335. Accessions.

9336. Commingled goods.

9337. Priority of security interests in goods covered by certificate of title.

9338. Priority of security interest or agricultural lien perfected by filed financing statement providing certain incorrect information.

9339. Priority subject to subordination.

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