§ 9—201.

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§ 9—201. General effectiveness of security agreement

(a)Except as otherwise provided in this title, a security agreement is effective according to its terms between the parties, against purchasers of the collateral, and against creditors.

(b)A transaction subject to this article is subject to any applicable rule of law which establishes a different rule for consumers and

(i)any other Vermont statute or regulation that regulates loans, credit sales, or other extensions of credit; and

(ii)9 V.S.A. chapter 63.

(c)In case of conflict between this article and a rule of law, statute, or regulation described in subsection

(b)of this section, the rule of law, statute, or regulation controls. Failure to comply with a statute or regulation described in subsection

(b)of this section has only the effect the statute or regulation specifies.

(d)This article does not:

(1)validate any rate, charge, agreement, or practice that violates a rule of law, statute, or regulation described in subsection

(b)of this section; or

(2)extend the application of the rule of law, statute, or regulation to a transaction not otherwise subject to it. (Added 1999, No. 106 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. July 1, 2001.)