Alaska Statutes 45.29.303 – Law governing perfection and priority of security interests in goods covered by a certificate of title

(a) This section applies to goods covered by a certificate of title even if there is no other relationship between the jurisdiction under whose certificate of title the goods are covered and the goods or the debtor.

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Terms Used In Alaska Statutes 45.29.303

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) Goods become covered by a certificate of title when a valid application for the certificate of title and the applicable fee are delivered to the appropriate authority. Goods cease to be covered by a certificate of title at the earlier of the time

(1) the certificate of title ceases to be effective under the law of the issuing jurisdiction; or

(2) the goods become covered subsequently by a certificate of title issued by another jurisdiction.

(c) The local law of the jurisdiction under whose certificate of title the goods are covered governs perfection, the effect of perfection or nonperfection, and the priority of a security interest in goods covered by a certificate of title from the time the goods become covered by the certificate of title until the goods cease to be covered by the certificate of title.

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